Gaby Portillo Connector Contributor The 2026-27 Hockey season for the UMass Lowell Riverhawks starts this week, Friday, October 9th, with their first game on home ice against Clarkson University. Ahead of that game, the Riverhawks played an exhibition game against Concordia University, giving fans a preview of what to expect this season. Norm Bazin, who’s…
United Nations General Assembly 2026 convenes under shadow of war
Will Quinlan Connector Contributor As the United Nations General Assembly convened this week in New York City for its 81st session, the pervading atmosphere on the debate floor was uneasy as world leaders took to the podium to speak. The proceedings so far have been marked by dramatic walkouts, incendiary threats, and an overall attitude…
UMass Lowell research reactor’s fifth jubilee.
AJ Hippensteele Connector Contributor Last year, the UMass Lowell research reactor, one of only a few dozen university-run research reactors in the United States, celebrated fifty years of operation since it first achieved criticality on Jan. 25, 1975. Over those fifty years, the reactor has provided valuable research opportunities to students as well as radiation…
Caribou Coffee: How students feel about it
(Photo courtesy of Kaitlyn Renda) UMass Lowell students wait in line to order drinks and snacks at Caribou Coffee on campus. Kaitlyn Renda Connector Contributor After a late night of cramming, studying, or binging the latest popular Netflix series, there is only one thing that can help you make it through the next day: caffeine.…
Channing Tatum burner account?
(Photo courtesy of Instagram) Instagram page of @Bidness_nonya. Jennifer Thim Connector Staff This past week, actor Channing Tatum of 21 Jump Street and Deadpool & Wolverine quickly became the internet’s topic of the week for allegedly commenting on pop culture gossip posts through a burner account on Instagram. The comments, involving Tatum and his ex-fiancé,…
UMass Lowell’s Meet the Firms accounting event
Phoenix German Connector Contributor The Meet the Firms event on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at UMass Lowell, was a great way to go to see different public accounting firms and find a lot of amazing opportunities that they have to offer. The duration that I was there was not much, but nevertheless the event was still…
Increases in ICE deportations
Jacob Edwards Connector Contributor In this modern day and age, it seems we are constantly bombarded by reports of the deportations of illegal immigrants. Although within that are constantly conflicting reports with a wide range of numbers. So, what is the true objective count? The office of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE for…
On Generated AI flyers on Campus
(Photo courtesy of Jennifer Thim) AI Flyer posted in North Campus of UMass Lowell. Jennifer Thim Connector Staff AI flyers and posters. It seems like they are everywhere now, with this campus being no exception. As someone on South Campus, I have only walked past two generic AI flyers on my way to O’Leary Library’s…
