Benjamin Heffner Connector Editor Listed below are the certified 2026 SGA spring election results: President & Vice President (top 1 elected): Bryce Lee/Muriel Merheb: 42 (100.0%) ✓ Student Trustee (top 1 elected): Tucker Norton: 43…
Students to vote in 2026 SGA Spring Elections
(Photo courtesy of iStock) “Voting in an election” From April 14th to the 15th, UMass Lowell students will have the opportunity to make their voices heard in the upcoming 2026 Student Government Association (SGA) spring elections. The spring elections will give students the opportunity to elect an SGA Student Body President and Vice President, Student…
MassPIRG students lobby for hunger advocacy
(Photo courtesy of Luke Van Horn) “MassPIRG students at Hunger Advocacy event” Benjamin Heffner Connector Editor Students representing campus chapters of the Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (MassPIRG) gathered at the State House on Mar. 12th to lobby for S.R. 2535 and H.R. 4408, also known as the MA Hunger Free Campus Initiative Act. The…
Music professor Alan Williams releases new single
(Photo courtesy of Alan Williams) “Somewhere There’s a Train” cover art Benjamin Heffner Connector Editor Dr. Alan Williams, Coordinator of Music Business & Musicianship at UMass Lowell, released his newest single, “Somewhere There’s a Train,” on Friday, Feb. 20, along with an accompanying music video. Q: What went into the creative process? A: “Somewhere There’s a Train” is part of a new album coming…
Massachusetts digs out from historic Nor’easter
(Photo courtesy of Darius Daniels) “Snow overlooking South Campus” Benjamin Heffner Connector Editor A historic Nor’easter, producing intense snow rates, powerful winds and coastal flooding hit Massachusetts late Sunday night into Monday evening, resulting in a cleanup effort that could last for several days. Most of Massachusetts received a foot to a foot and a…
Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie
Benjamin Heffner Connector Editor The mother of NBC News anchor and Today Show co-host Savannah Guthrie has been kidnapped in a missing persons case that has grappled the entire nation. 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie of the Catalina Foothills neighborhood in Tucson, Arizona was reported missing on February 1, 2026, when her relatives were contacted by a…
Rowdy’s Esports Arena officially opens
(Photo courtesy of Benjamin Heffner) “The entrance to the new Rowdy’s Esports Arena in UCrossing” Benjamin Heffner Connector Editor Just in time for the start of spring semester, Rowdy’s Esports Arena, nestled below the entrance to the River Hawk Shop at University Crossing, has officially opened its doors for professional and casual gamers alike. Graham…
American citizens killed in Minneapolis ICE raids
Benjamin Heffner Connector Editor On January 7th, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed an American citizen during an immigration raid in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The victim, identified as 37-year-old mother and poet Renee Nicole Good, was in her car with her wife when they were surrounded by multiple ICE officers who screamed…
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