Alex Gentile Connector Contributor But don’t get too excited. Albeit with an all-star cast and an endearing subject matter, “Monuments Men” falls short in some very obvious ways. From the complete lack of character development to the numerous awkward moments in scripting that leave one feeling somewhat uncomfortable, the movie leaves a lot to be…
A Conversation with Meryl Streep, April 1
Shayna Vigliotta Connector Contributor Award-winning actress Meryl Streep’s next public appearance will not be at an award ceremony, rather it will in our very own backyard. The lovely and legendary Streep will be in Lowell on Tuesday, April 1. The famous actress will be speaking at the Tsongas Arena at 7:30 p.m. The event is…
International Journalist Talks Perspective
Sarah Pacht Connector Contributor Alice Sedar, French Journalist, Shares Experiences with Students When Alice Sedar had trouble getting past security in a flooded Prague, she pleaded with a camera man,“Tell them I’m your assistant,” she said. Sedar, an international journalist, was on-hand for a lecture about international reporting Wednesday, March 5, in celebration of Francophonie…
Going up: an elevator to awkward interaction
Eliza Calvin UML Student Imagine a metal box hurtling through the air in which you are trapped, surrounded by strangers. It is not a stretch, from that perspective, to see how my phobia of flying has translated into a fear of the O’Leary elevators. I could walk, and have, the many flights of stairs leading…
Live: Authority Zero, the Ataris, Drag the River, Gasoline Heart at Brighton Music Hall
Jennifer Desrosiers Connector Contributor Founded in 1994 in Mesa, Ariz., Authority Zero delivers a unique mix of skate punk and reggae, with bits and pieces from their influences such as Bad Religion, Sublime and Pennywise. After the release of their initial EP, Authority Zero’s first album, “A Passage in Time” was debuted in 2002. The…
Jiri “George” Banecek saves breakfast
Lucas Brown Connector Contributor It is 7:30 a.m., and you’re a sleepy-eyed freshman. Your “8 a.m. every day” schedule makes you so sleepy that class can seem like a nightmare. College has been packed with exciting new knowledge and opportunity; a sensory overload of growth potential, but growth can be hard without healthy sustenance. The…
Free At Last
Daniel Uk UML Student In the end, said Martin Luther King, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. For Silence is the obstacle in the midst of human progress, and the adversary of change. My community is in disarray and shouts for me in her time of…
Vegetable enchilada enfuego
Joseph Bruni Connector Contributor Warm Tofu Vegetable Salad Stir-fried tofu, broccoli, onion, cabbage, carrot, and celery in chili garlic sauce over salad greens. Often, the chili garlic sauce clashes with some ingredients in a veggie meal, but here it is allowed to be “the star of the show”, paired with lighter, creamier flavors of the…