Melissa Almonor Connector Staff Shonda Rhimes, producer and creator of hit television shows “Scandal” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” premiered her newest TV sensation this fall, “How to Get Away with Murder.” The show stars actress Viola Davis as defense lawyer Annalise Keating who teaches Criminal Law, which she calls “How to Get Away with Murder,” at…
A brutal glimpse into war with new movie, ‘Fury’
Robert Shaffer Connector Contributor As I watched “Fury” in the theater, it did not take me long to realize something: I was watching a WWII movie made for the year 2014. There are no flag-waving, patriotic, idealistic scenes in “Fury” and there are no assurances that there are brighter days to come. The American soldiers…
Foo Fighters new album ‘Sonic Highways’ yields contrasting opinions
“Twenty years. We’ve been doing this exactly 20 years,” said Dave Grohl in the premiere of “Sonic Highways,” the HBO miniseries that documents the band’s journey to eight major studios in cities across the United States including Chicago, Washington D.C., Seattle and New York, to record their recently released album of the same name. Two…
Four stars for Tepthida Khmer
Lindy Reed Connector Contributor Tepthida Khmer is a moderately priced Cambodian-French fusion restaurant located in Lowell at 115 Chelmsford St., about a half-hour walk from both South and East campuses and a quick, ten-minute drive from both areas of UMass Lowell. The inside of the restaurant is clean, modern, and elegant. The chairs were straight-back dark…
Pumpkin beer roundup: The best seasonal crafts from local brewers
Allison Turcotte Connector Contributor It is the season for beers that warm the belly with pumpkin, spices, caramel malts and full-bodied flavors that pair perfectly with crisp autumn nights and your best flannel shirt. Fall may be halfway over, but there is still plenty of time to enjoy all of the autumnal beer goodness that…
Artist-in-residence Leah Buechley conducts workshop
Jacob Solomon Connector Contributor The room filled with curious students as UMass Lowell’s 2014 Artist-In-Residence Leah Buechley prepared her workshop. Designer, engineer, educator and founder of MIT’s High-Low Tech Group, Buechley has worked for years with lesser-known electrically conductive materials in an effort to redefine the tools of today’s engineers. Having developed the Lilypad Arduino…
Land of the Giants
Benjamin St. Pierre Connector Staff The 2014 World Series was between the San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals, two teams for which playoff hopes seemed grim at certain points in the season, never mind making it to the Series itself. The Giants started out hot early in the season, had a forgettable summer, and…
Journey to “The Lion King”
Brittany McLeod Connector Contributor “I never got what I wanted, but I always got something better,” said Matthew Lambert, stage manager of “The Lion King” national tour in regards to his career. Lambert spoke to UMass Lowell students as part of the Masters of Theater workshop. Lambert spoke about how to make it in theater.…
