(Photo courtesy of New Statesman) Margaleet Katzenblickstein Connector Staff Being a Jew has never been easy in history, especially in countries that are predominantly Christian. It used to be that Jews were expelled, murdered, forced to wear badges, unable to own land, and work in a small, select number of professions (among many other dehumanizing…
Trump and Vance show the administration’s thoughts on “diplomacy” toward Ukraine
(Photo courtesy of CNN) “Things got heated when Trump and Vance clashed with Zelenskyy during a White House meeting on Friday.” Nate Coady Connector Staff President Trump got heated again this past Friday at a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which was meant to be a discussion about granting the U.S. access to rare…
Kanye West is dead. What remains is a monster wearing his face.
(Photo courtesy of Variety) “Kanye purchased a Super Bowl ad to promote his website, which at the time was selling merchandise featuring the swastika.” Collin Gallagher Connector Staff There was a time when Kanye West was a god. Well, maybe not the God he thinks he is, but pretty damn close. The man gave us…
A new implication for gun rights in America
(Photo courtesy of ACLU) “Trump has signed numerous executive orders since taking office on January 20th.” Nate Coady Connector Staff On Friday, February 7, President Donald Trump enacted an Executive Order aimed at protecting Americans’ Second Amendment rights. The order also instructs the Attorney General, the recently sworn-in Pam Bondi, to review any rules by…
The circus, the con, and the long, cold wait
(Photo courtesy of PBS) “Donald Trump’s inauguration took place on January 20th, 2025.” Collin Gallagher Connector Staff When I went to Donald Trump’s inauguration, I didn’t just feel anger or fear. I felt an intense sadness, but not for myself, for the people around me. They had driven hundreds of miles, waited for hours in…
Lowell says: sleep, starve and suffer elsewhere
(Photo courtesy of Breakstone, White & Gluck) “Lowell, Massachusetts faces a homelessness crisis that seems to care little for those in need.” Collin Gallagher Connector Contributor On the night of Nov. 12, 2024, the City of Lowell passed Ordinance 222.22, a policy that criminalizes camping on public property. For many, it marked not only the…
Campus observations
(Photo courtesy of NBC Boston) “UMass Lowell’s East Campus.” Sameera Jangala Connector Staff I catch a glimpse of my reflection in the windows of East Garage and grimace, hands flying to smooth my disheveled updo and straighten my coat. I stop to survey the finished product and sigh, glasses hanging low on the brim of…
Rolling through the real America
(Photo courtesy of Encyclopedia Britannica) “Baltimore, Maryland.” Collin Gallagher Connector Staff The engine grumbled as the Boston night swallowed us, Miguel and I, rolling southward on a $60 Hail Mary of a bus ride to D.C. We barely had time to settle in before the driver laid out the grim itinerary: Manhattan, Philly, Baltimore, then…
