(Photocourtesy UMass Lowell Library’s Twitter) “Seen left to right; Wilda Chapman, Bobby Tugbiyele, and Diamond Asaaneh sitting at UMass Lowell’s Hidden in Plain Sight book panel event.” Kyra Barry Connector Editor Feb. 23, Francine Coston, associate director in the Office of Multicultural Affairs, introduced the audience to the panel members for Hidden in Plain Sight…
UMass Lowell’s annual Spring Career Fair is coming to the Tsongas Center on March 23
Lillie Zate Connector Staff On Wednesday, March 23, UMass Lowell will be holding their annual career fair from 4-7pm at the Tsongas Center. As the university’s biggest career fair they’ve ever held, 187 employers representing 40 industries will be visiting to talk with UMass Lowell students about hiring for full-time jobs, summer internships and co-ops.…
How to stay organized online
Qinglong Diep Connector Contributor Students often find themselves cluttered in a mess when it comes to finding certain things on their laptop or even on cloud storage such as Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive. The life of a student outside of the classroom is not the same for everyone. You are probably spending time in…
The vital role intersectionality has in social justice and how UMass Lowell can account for it in policies
(Photo Courtesy of Mohamed Badarne) “Kimberle Crenshaw, American civil rights advocate and a leading scholar of critical race theory.” Kyra Barry Connector Editor Intersectionality is essential to social justice or at least acknowledging the concept is. Although what the term represents has existed before intersectionality was used in the social justice movement, it was coined…
Dear Reader: Sexual violence take
(Photo Courtesy of Mihai Surdu via Unsplash) “The #MeToo movement sometimes stands as short hand for the impact of sexual violence.” Alex Decato-Roed Connector Editor There is a culture of silence in the man box or guy code. Us men see violence but refuse to speak up because we are afraid of being outcasts or of violence…
Dear Reader: Abortion take
(Photo Courtesy Andrew Harnik of Associated Press) “Stephen Parlato of Boulder, Colo., holds a sign that reads ‘Hands Off Roe!!!’ as abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Dec. 1, 2021, in Washington, as the court hears arguments in a case from Mississippi, where a 2018 law would…
Laundry services to be included in housing costs for fall
(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell) “Students are able to go online and check the availability of washers and dryers in their building using WaveVision.” Lillie Zate Connector Contributor Earlier this week UMass Lowell’s Residence Life announced that laundry services will be included in students’ housing fees beginning fall 2022. For the last 10 years, UMass…
Cocoa and canvases and cool things to do, oh my!
Kyra Barry Connector Staff With the return to campus at the tail end of UMass Lowell’s stint with completely virtual classes comes events hosted in UMass Lowell’s dorms. Aside from having perks such as having their dorms paid for, residential advisors, aka RAs, are required to put on events for their residents. These events can…
