At University Crossing, students present ideas for Lowell’s future Samuel Linstead-Atkinson Connector Staff As the campuses and student population of UMass Lowell continue to grow, many are turning to a current initiative that will tailor the city in order to better suit the university. Along with the Student Government Association and Chancellor Marty Meehan, city…
Evangelical Baptists stir debate on South Campus
Michael Caizzi Connector Staff If you walked through South Campus last Wednesday, you may have seen a student holding a sign that read “I eat ass-Jesus” and another waving a Communist flag. You may have heard student’s chanting “bullshit!” You may have seen several men yelling to a large crowd that evolution was a lie,…
Stiff competition at the annual student-professor debate
Al Gentile Connector Editor DISCLAIMER: NONE OF THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED BY STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS AT THIS EVENT NECESSARILY REFLECT THEIR ACTUAL VIEWS ON THE GIVEN SUBJECT “It’s a good thing to get the students and professors on a more personal level,” said Danielle Brouder, psychology major and president of the Political Science Club. On Wednesday…
Alternative House: a refuge from domestic abuse
Al Gentile Connector Editor Domestic abuse is a problem that spans age, gender, social status and race. For many Americans, domestic abuse has deeply affected their lives. In fact, a 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey found that nearly one in three women and one in five men experienced rape, physical violence or…
Rourke Bridge construction to end in October
A permanent solution is upwards of a decade away Al Gentile Connector Editor Recent construction on the Rourke Bridge in Lowell has redirected large amounts of traffic onto the University Bridge route, heavily affecting both native North Campus and inter-Campus travel. Students and Lowell citizens at large are asking themselves, “What’s going on? When will…
South Campus dining 2016: a first glimpse
Samuel Linstead-Atkinson Connector Staff As South Campus residents and patrons become accustomed to the crumbling balconies and the shouted jargon of construction workers, many questions remain regarding the outcome of this project and what the impact on campus will be. The building formerly known as McGauvran Student Center is to be repurposed to include new…
SGA elects two senators
Malinda Reed Connector Contributor On Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 4 p.m., Student Government Association senator elections ended and the fight for senator of each candidate’s college came to a close. Out of five senator races, two were contested. Those two races were for the senatorial positions for the College of Engineering as well as the…
ETIC welcomes cutting-edge Raytheon research facility
Dave Rudderham Connector Editor The Raytheon-UMass Lowell Research Institute officially opened with a recent ribbon cutting ceremony at the newly constructed Mark and Elisia Saab Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center. The building is an $80 million, 84,000-square-foot research facility making it one of 10 new buildings opened by UMass Lowell since 2009. During the ceremony,…
