Brendan Jacques Connector Contributor Crafted by the team of developers at Facepalm Games, “The Swapper” pulls you into its world like few games are ever able to do. With its haunting soundtrack, beautiful art direction and chilling themes, this game is able to capture the beauty and loneliness of space with a befitting elegance. This…
The MLB playoff picture
Benjamin St. Pierre Connector Staff First and foremost, for clarification, all predictions presented in this article are as of Thursday, Sept. 18. With this baseball season being the third to feature a second Wild Card team per league, a greater number of teams, throughout the season, consider themselves to be more in the playoff race…
Ferguson inspires forum at UMass Lowell
Samuel Linstead-Atkinson Connector Staff In response to the events that took place in Ferguson, Mo., the Office of Multicultural Affairs hosted a forum Wednesday to discuss the incident and the ethical issues surrounding it. The conversation was an informal one, and the two microphones made it into the hands of nearly everyone in the room.…
What’s everybody Yakkin’ about? Social media app takes college campuses by storm
Henry St. Pierre Connector Contributor The app “Yik Yak” has quickly become a cultural phenomenon. College campuses across the nation are being impacted by the free-to-download app, which is very simply an anonymous user’s playground. Of course, our very own UMass Lowell is not estranged to the App Store, so plenty of River Hawks…
New NFL drug policy leads to reduced suspensions
Nick Giannino Assistant Editor The National Football League’s Player Association (NFLPA) recently agreed to significantly increase the threshold for positive marijuana tests. Players, including Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon, have complained that the threshold is so low that it causes false positives during drug tests. The new law means that the threshold will be…
Field hockey falls 3-1 in Kennedy Cup against UMass
LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell field hockey team (2-4) dropped a 3-1 decision on Sunday afternoon, as the visiting University of Massachusetts (2-4) reclaimed the Kennedy Cup with the victory at Wicked Blue Field in Lowell. “I thought today’s game was really competitive,” said Head Coach Shannon Hlebichuk. “We competed hard for 70 minutes…
“Frail Communion”? Spotlight on Opeth’s newest album
Benjamin St. Pierre Connector Contributor On Aug. 25, 2014, Swedish progressive metal titan Opeth released their 11th studio album, “Pale Communion.” Opeth is globally renowned among metal fans for their cerebral lyrics, haunting yet beautiful melodies and the ability to seamlessly blend clean (regular singing) and growled vocals (both done by Mikael Akerfeldt, the…
Rice controversy leaves commissioner’s future in jeopardy
Nick Giannino Assistant Editor Roger Goodell has been under serious fire lately. Just a day after the Baltimore Ravens’ season opener, a loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in which running back Ray Rice sat out, serving the first game of his two game suspension, TMZ released a video where Rice can be seen punching his…
