(Photo courtesy of Benjamin Heffner) “Dome of the Massachusetts State House” Alejandro Carter Connector Contributor The official state emblems of Massachusetts are up for redesign as the Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission enters round 3 of the decision making process. Beginning in 2024, but influenced by decades of controversy, the Massachusetts state flag,…
MassPIRG students lobby for hunger advocacy
(Photo courtesy of Luke Van Horn) “MassPIRG students at Hunger Advocacy event” Benjamin Heffner Connector Editor Students representing campus chapters of the Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (MassPIRG) gathered at the State House on Mar. 12th to lobby for S.R. 2535 and H.R. 4408, also known as the MA Hunger Free Campus Initiative Act. The…
Lost videos at the Lowell Historical National Park
Rebeka Willard Connector Contributor On Jan. 23, 2026, The New York Times reported that the Trump administration ordered the Lowell National Historical Park to remove two videos displayed in the Boott Cotton Mills Museum. The videos educated viewers on the women and immigrants working in Lowell’s textile mills. They discuss the grueling conditions, long hours,…
U.S. and Israel declare war on Iran
Makayla Mahoney Connector Editor On Saturday, February 28th, the United States and Israel launched “Operation Epic Fury”, launching almost 1,000 strikes around Iran. These targeted bombings, an initiation of war, struck several Iranian military bases and political leaders. Notably as a result was the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, and the deaths of…
Lowell as the first Learning City in the US: UMass Lowell is Taking Advantage of the Classroom Without Walls
(Photo courtesy of https://www.lowellma.gov) “Lowell, Massachusetts, Becomes First U.S. City Named a UNESCO Learning City” Emerson Tully Connector Contributor “Lowell being designated by UNESCO as the first Learning City in the U.S. is a wonderful achievement for the city, UMass Lowell, and all educators in the community. This puts Lowell on the global map as a place where learning, understanding,…
The 2026 State of the Union address
(Photo courtesy of Library of Congress) “The United States Capitol” Makayla Mahoney Connector Editor On Tuesday, February 24, at 9 PM Eastern Standard Time, President Donald Trump addressed Congress and the nation with the annual State of the Union where he detailed the administrations’ achievements and future goals. This State of the Union address hit…
Massachusetts digs out from historic Nor’easter
(Photo courtesy of Darius Daniels) “Snow overlooking South Campus” Benjamin Heffner Connector Editor A historic Nor’easter, producing intense snow rates, powerful winds and coastal flooding hit Massachusetts late Sunday night into Monday evening, resulting in a cleanup effort that could last for several days. Most of Massachusetts received a foot to a foot and a…
Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie
Benjamin Heffner Connector Editor The mother of NBC News anchor and Today Show co-host Savannah Guthrie has been kidnapped in a missing persons case that has grappled the entire nation. 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie of the Catalina Foothills neighborhood in Tucson, Arizona was reported missing on February 1, 2026, when her relatives were contacted by a…
