(Photo courtesy iStock by Getty Images) A person filing documents traditionally as opposed to digitally James Boyle Connector Contributor Before the pandemic, you could hand things to your co-workers. Now, you work from home. You share files via email or office chat. You know how to attach a file by now. Click the paper clip…
NFL week eight recap: Patriots narrowly defeat the Los Angles Chargers
(Photo courtesy of TomsGuide.com) Quarterbacks Mac Jones on the left and Justin Herbert on the right Andrew Wilcox Connector Staff The New England Patriots pulled away with a narrow win against the Los Angeles Chargers, the final score was 27-24. The Sunday afternoon matchup saw an incredible rematch between the two teams. In 2020, the…
UMass Lowell Women’s Soccer team season ends to UNH in America East semifinals
(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell) The River Hawks huddle during the America East semifinal game Alex Decato-Roed Connector Contributor The UMass Lowell women’s soccer team season came to an end after being eliminated from the America East conference semifinals by the New Hampshire Wildcats with a score of 2-1. The Wildcats won the 10-round penalty…
Is there a reason to why Education majors transfer? Where do they go?
(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell) The School of Education offers four-year undergraduate program leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Education with two licenses. All students must complete course work for both licenses: Elementary (grades 1-6) and Moderate Disabilities (grades PK-8). Julia Giaimo Connector Contributor The education department at UMass Lowell faces an ever-changing…
Sin Awareness Day continues to annoy students here at UMass Lowell
(Photo courtesy of Brigid Archibald/ UMass Lowell Connector) The group came to campus to spread their message about sin. Sohini Nath Connector Contributor When I first heard about Sin Awareness Day, I was absolutely baffled. I could not believe it was a real thing. Later, the research I did about this shocked me to my…
UMass Lowell students offer their opinions on Lowell’s traffic
(Photo courtesy of The Lowell Sun David H. brow) Due to constant construction and high population density, Lowell streets are nearly always riddled with bumper-to-bumper traffic. Julia Zate Connector Contributor The bustling city of Lowell contains an estimated 14 miles of land, with just about a hundred thousand people living inside of it. Every day,…
Upcoming holiday game titles to anticipate: Five video games to for this season and beyond
(Photo Courtesy of Bethesda Softworks) “Ghostwire: Tokyo” was developed by the same studio that produced the critically-acclaimed Fallout series. Kali Patterson Connector Staff The world of video games is ever-expanding, and the rest of 2021 is no exception. Between exciting new games to explore and the return of popular fan favorite franchises, players everywhere have…
The impact of remote learning on elementary school students in Lowell
(Photo courtesy of Getty Images) Remote learning rose to prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic that occurred in 2020. Jessica Shomphe Connector Contributor Students in Lowell were fully online from March 2020 until April 2021. This was a trying year for teachers and students alike. In an interview, Shannon Flahive, a third grade teacher from the…
