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2026 Spring SGA Election Results

Benjamin Heffner Connector Editor Listed below are the certified 2026 SGA spring election results:             President & Vice President (top 1 elected):                         Bryce Lee/Muriel Merheb: 42 (100.0%) ✓             Student Trustee (top 1 elected):                         Tucker Norton: 43

Students to vote in 2026 SGA Spring Elections

(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

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

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

American citizens killed in Minneapolis ICE raids

Benjamin Heffner Connector Editor On January 7th, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed an American citizen during an immigration raid in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The victim, identified as 37-year-old mother and poet Renee Nicole Good, was in her car with her wife when they were surrounded by multiple ICE officers who screamed

UMass Lowell faces first winter storm

Benjamin Heffner Connector Editor UMass Lowell got its first winter weather system of the season as Winter Storm Chan moved its way through the Northeast, delivering heavy snow threats from Pennsylvania to Maine.  “We’ve been talking about this in some of our weather classes since before Thanksgiving Break. As weather enthusiasts, we like to be

Longest government shutdown ends

(Photo courtesy of Jacob Levin) “North Bridge Visitor Center in Concord” Benjamin Heffner Connector Editor After 43 days, on Nov. 12, President Donald Trump signed a bipartisan bill from both chambers of Congress, officially ending the longest government shutdown in American history.  The bill was voted 60-40 in the Senate and 222-209 in the House.