Shane Foley Connector Editor Upperclassmen found a surprise this year when they walked into Fox Commons for the first time. Where there used to be a Taco Bell, a new food outlet now stands under the name Roadhouse. Some are glad to see the change, while many others are not. The new late night option,…
Oh snap, that’s fresh: blueberry pancake recipe
Photo courtesy of Chandler Camerato Chandler Camerato Connector Contributor My name is Chandler, and I am kind of passionate about cooking and baking well, plant based foods. College life is busy; there is skipping class, waiting for the shuttle to North, and well, you know – Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. So since I know…
Greek Week ends big with Open Skate
Shane Foley Connector Editor “A lot more people are coming to school looking to join Greek Life,” said Kristina Murray, president of the Greek Council at UMass Lowell and member of AO, a sorority on campus. “Now, it’s more that people are seeking us out, not us seeking them out.” Friday’s Open Skate at the…
Return of the ‘Yik Yak Attack’
Henry St. Pierre Connector Staff Yik Yak is an app dedicated to letting college students post whatever they want (okay, mostly everything they want.) College students tend to conjure up funny, sometimes disturbing, always entertaining thoughts, mainly a reflection of the college experience. UMass Lowell Yik Yak users find strange commonalities through using anonymity as…
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Kappa Delta Phi fight back against campus violence
The Campus Recreation Center on East Campus plays host to the Brazilian jiu-jitsu classes between the club and the Kappa Delta Phi sorority. (Photo courtesy of Daniel Rodriguez.) Marlon Pitter Connector Editor The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu team is using the form of martial arts they practice to give students on campus the increased ability to defend…
LeVar Burton to speak at 2015 commencement
UMass Lowell is excited to announce LeVar Burton as the commencement speaker for the class of 2015. Burton is best known for his roles as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge in “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and young Kunta Kinte in the 1977 television miniseries “Roots,” along with being the executive producer and host of long-running…
Hawkapella showcases talent during hour-long concert
With nicknames like Eric “Love Shack” Miller, Joe “Fresh Prince” Royal and Sam “Birdfeeder” Allen, how could you not love Hawkapella? Hawkapella recently hosted an hour-long concert that alternated between vocal performances of popular songs and informational slides from a PowerPoint presentation that briefly summarized the history of a certain type of music. An all-male…
Philanthropy pays off for students, community
Henry St. Pierre Connector Staff The UMass Lowell Honors seminar Experimenting with Philanthropy/Birds of Change held its awards ceremony, where the Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust and Project LEARN were each awarded $5,000. These awards were given after a long semester of deliberation, debate, weighing of pros and cons, creativity, vision and learning. The two…
