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Rogue Legacy: for your family

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

It’s not Lupus, House is on Netflix

Sarcasm, syringes, stitches and strippers. America’s favorite Sherlock Holmes expy returns to television in all of his 8 season glory with all of the wit and wisdom you can expect from Hugh Laurie and company. House tells the story of a drug addicted doctor who works against time to figure out diseases in a procedural

The band plays on in the semi-finals

Band of UML students, alumni tops a solid set of Boston area bands The competition was heating up, quite literally, as the quad of Western Education took the stage at TT The Bear’s Place in Cambridge as the last band on the night’s setlist. By the middle of the set, vocalist Greg Alexandropoulos had thrown

“Divergent” and damned good

A cut above the average dystopian story “You’re different. You don’t fit into a category. They can’t control you. They call it Divergent. You can’t let them find out about you.” says Tori, the mysterious Asian tattoo artist who kicks off the plot of the movie. Divergent is the latest dystopian novel to get a

Fundraising the Palladium

Jessica Lange Connector Contributor “There’s something special about this venue.” The Worcester Palladium staff prides themselves on two things: the history of the theatre and the fans that keep it running. Opening its doors in 1928, the Palladium has been tour stops for music festivals to comedians. Over 80 years old, the staff here knows

In case you missed it: “Metro Last Light”

David MacDonald Connector Staff “Metro Last Light” is the sequel to “Metro 2033,” both of them being first person shooters set in a post apocalyptic Moscow Metro. In the world of Metro, 50,000 people have turned the many stations of the Moscow subway system into their home, the surface world still being too radioactive for

Streep speaks with students

(Photo/Christopher Tran/Connector)   On Tuesday, April First, 290-award-nominated actress, Meryl Streep, spoke for a packed Tsongas Center. She and Professor Andre Dubus III had a conversation while a crowded audience watched. She then allowed audience members to ask her questions. The evening was very fun for everyone who attended. What some students might not know