One by one, students for the opposing team began to stand, trying to get a quick word in before the argument was over. They were waved to sit down by the speaker arguing in favor of the U.S. The event was a debate against the Cambridge Union Society from England who were arguing favorably for…
Theater Lives through Drew Haden Taylor
Samantha Craig/Connector contributor The Theatre Arts Department presented another installment of the Theater Lives series, as internationally known Ojibwa-Canadian playwright, humorist and author Drew Hayden Taylor came to UMass Lowell to share his knowledge of playwriting. In his time on campus, Taylor gave a lecture on Aboriginal humor Wednesday afternoon, spoke to multiple classes of…
River Hawks extend win streak to six with win over NJIT
Redshirt freshman guard Jahad Thomas scored 20 points in a team-high 35 minutes and graduate student Marco Banegas-Flores added a career-high 19 points as UMass Lowell men’s basketball hung on to beat NJIT 71-67 on Wednesday evening. “We’re real happy,” said Head Coach Pat Duquette. “We’re just continuing to play. We’re doing all the things…
‘Far Cry 4’ review impressions
Brendan Jacques Connector Staff Disclaimer: Due to major issues resulting in the loss of my save data, I was not able to complete the game in time for this review. While I do feel confident in my opinion of the game so far, I will not be giving this game a final score as a…
Roommate Wars Part III: The Cheater
Melissa Almonor Connector Editor To live on campus means to endure a tiny room with one other person, your roommate. Now my friend Serena lived in a quad her Sophomore year and shared a room with Tanya. The best thing about a quad is that there is a common area, so one doesn’t have to…
Roommate Wars Part II: The Dirty Girl
Melissa Almonor Connector Staff To live on campus means to endure a tiny room with one other person, your roommate. My friend Blaire and her roommate got along pretty well. They went to the dining hall most nights and frequently took runs around campus together. However Meredith had a cleanliness issue. Meredith was the girl…
