(Photo courtesy of The Town and The City Festival) 2026 The Town and The City Festival Schedule Makayla Mahoney Connector Staff The Town and The City Festival is making its way back to Lowell for its seventh annual weekend celebrating local musicians and artists. The festival will take place from Thursday, April 30, to Saturday, May 2,… Read More Lowell’s seventh annual Town and the City festival
Aaliyah Afolabi Connector Staff As the semester and academic school year is coming to an end, with events like graduation and the completion of freshmen’s first year of college and finals, there are various feelings of happiness, melancholy, bittersweetness and stress that are felt by many students. To combat the latter of these emotions, there are events going on throughout the rest of the semester to help ease the effects of these feelings. From April 21 to… Read More End of semester events for student relaxation
(Image courtesy of Nintendo of America. “‘Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream’ lets players watch an island of characters go through a life of strange happenings.”) Rosalie Pineda Connector Contributor With the highly anticipated sequel to “Tomodachi Life” set to release on April 16 this year, nobody expected a free demo to drop on the Nintendo… Read More “Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream” demo creates hype among fans
(Image courtesy of Netflix. “‘Inside the Manosphere’ dissects and examines a hypermasculine online bubble.”) Haliyah Afolabi Connector Contributor Popular documentarian, Louis Theroux, noticed parts of the internet being taken over by a bunch of male influencers. These male influencers shared a theme of content that promoted anti-feminist, misogynistic, and male-supremacist views. The name given to… Read More “Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere” critiques hypermasculine movement
(Image courtesy of Harvard Square Business Association. “Summer Shack serves quality seafood year-round.”) Aaron Preziosi Connector Editor It’s no secret that New England is home to some of the best seafood in the country. It is hard to compete with a hearty bowl of clam chowder, a fresh lobster roll, succulent clams, cod, haddock or… Read More Summer Shack brings quality food to Alewife
Aaron Preziosi Connector Editor Editor’s note: I would like to extend my thanks to the PAX Media team for giving me a Media pass for this year’s PAX East. Without them, I would not have been able to see as much as I did, nor cover the event as thoroughly as I was able to.… Read More The Connector’s A&E editor visits PAX East 2026
(Photo courtesy of iStock) “Voting in an election” From April 14th to the 15th, UMass Lowell students will have the opportunity to make their voices heard in the upcoming 2026 Student Government Association (SGA) spring elections. The spring elections will give students the opportunity to elect an SGA Student Body President and Vice President, Student… Read More Students to vote in 2026 SGA Spring Elections
(Photo courtesy of Library of Congress) “The United States Capitol” Makayla Mahoney Connector Editor Downtown Lowell’s Kerouac Park was filled with thousands of protesters on Saturday, March 28, according to The Lowell Sun, for the third No Kings protest taking place internationally. This local demonstration was one of more than 3,300 within the U.S., with… Read More Thousands gather across country for No Kings protests
