Alexander Gentile UML Contributor There’s a lot to scream about with UMass Art programs. From a big move to student projects and exhibitions, the relatively under-represented UMass graphic design department in MacGauvran is worth a second look. Walking through the halls, student-designed movie posters for “Grease,” “Eternal Sunshine” of the “Spotless Mind” and “The Hunger…
Crime time: a look into shady Lowell
Alex Sponseller UML Student A very relevant discussion at UMass Lowell is the safety on campus and the surrounding areas. Recently there have been multiple incidents involving UMass Lowell students and the level of concern is rising. Though UMass Lowell is located in some shady areas, it is surprising that students continue to be involved…
Hawks on top: Merri and Mack roost at Fox Hall
UML Media Relations UMass Lowell’s athletics teams and even its mascot, Rowdy, have been known as River Hawks for two decades, a tribute to the birds of various species who, like the university, call the banks of the Merrimack River home. Today, UMass Lowell officially “adopted” the living embodiment of the River Hawks: a pair…
Summarizing Rowing
Lucas Brown Connector Contributor The UMass Lowell Rowing clubs season is drawing to a close. There are only two races left in the season for the only River Hawks actually competing on rivers, the two biggest races; The New England Rowing Championship and the Dad Vails Regatta in Philadelphia. Where we last left off, our…
Rogue Legacy: for your family
David MacDonald Connector Staff “Rogue Legacy” is the story of generation after generation of a family braving a cursed castle, progressing a bit farther each time before being defeated and starting again. The game is a roguelike: a genre that prides itself on difficulty and where losing is not only expected, it is worked into…
2014 Greeley Scholar advocates social justice for all
Andrea Larsson Connector Contributor UMass Lowell welcomed Albie Sachs, former judge on the South African Constitutional Court, to the university on Tuesday. Hosted by the Greeley Scholar Committee and honored by the committee as 2014’s Greeley Scholar, Sachs, former advisor to Nelson Mandela, told the story of South Africa’s fight for civil freedom and equality,…
Why spring break isn’t much of a break
Sarah Pacht Connector Staff The term “spring break” evokes images of tropical locales, bikinis, drinking and partying on the beach. But it can be so many other things. Spring break is meant to be, as the title implies, a break from classes in the spring. Time to put the books aside, de-stress and recharge your…
Checking in with the New England Patriots
Vijay Gentyala Connector Contributor As the period of NFL free agency winds down, teams are preparing themselves for the NFL Draft. The New England Patriots made many key free agency moves to set themselves up for the draft. The addition of shut-down corner Darelle Revis, hard-hitting corner Brandon Browner, and the oft-injured ex-Patriot Patrick Chung…
