(Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.) Dune’s official release was delayed for over a year due to the pandemic Amir Kazemi Connector Staff Director Denis Villeneuve has delivered the big-screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel “Dune”, which has been considered the greatest science fiction novel of all time. Villeneuve had a very steep hill to climb…
UMass Lowell Women’s Soccer tied for first place in the America East Conference
(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell) River Hawk defender Dunja Mostarac controls the ball Alex Decato-Roed Connector Contributor On Thursday night, the UMass Lowell women’s soccer team maintained the number one position in the America East conference after a 2-2 tie against the University of Hartford. With only three games left, the River Hawks are tied…
The Woes of Hyperreality, one students opinion
(Photo courtesy V2_lab) Hyper reality is defined as an inability of consciousness to distinguish reality from a simulation. Jeff Therriault Connector Staff We exist in a world drenched in representational art. From birth we experience representations of reality on television, in cinema, books, paintings, theatre and elsewhere, every day of our lives. The unfortunate result of…
The burn out of the semester, how exhaustion coupled with a global pandemic is affecting students
(Photo courtesy Lucas Araiza/The Occidental) Student burn out is affecting a multitude of students this semester. Kaitlyn Sullivan Connector Staff As Midterm season comes and goes, I am sure that many students are experiencing the dreaded yet inevitable burnout. If you have been fortunate enough to have never experienced burnout, it is a state of constant…
Midterms already? How fast time seems to be going by for students
(Photo courtesy blog.cort.com) Midterms typically occur halfway through a college semester. Jessica Daniliuk Connector Staff As of today, we will be on our eighth week of school. It feels like we got here just yesterday, but we have been in school for seven weeks! When I was a freshman in high school someone told me…
NFL Week 4 ends with Patriots narrowly losing to Buccaneers
(Photo courtesy of SportingNews.com) Patriots rookie quarterback Mac Jones and Buccaneers veteran quarterback Tom Brady Andrew Wilcox Connector Contributor The New England Patriots fell short to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, Oct. 3, narrowly losing at 19-17 losing the game narrowly 19-17. Spotty and unpredictable rain showers popped in and out during the game.…
Let there be a blockbuster Venom sequel
(Photo Courtesy of Columbia Pictures) Kali Patterson Connector Contributor “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” is an explosive expansion upon the 2018 release, “Venom”. The Marvel blockbuster presents elements of a comic book film, a friendship comedy and a twisted romance, and it somehow manages to make it all work cohesively. Directed by cinema veteran, Andy…
No time to miss Craig, Daniel Craig, in his final James Bond adventure of “No Time To Die”
(Photo Courtesy of Eon Productions Ltd.) Harrison Lee Connector Editor After nearly two years of delay, the 25th James Bond installment is finally in theaters. Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, “No Time To Die” made its exclusive debut to cinemas as Daniel Craig’s fifth and final outing as James Bond. Craig, who has played Bond…
