Students wait to be served at the ICC dining hall. (Marlon Pitter/Connector) Marlon Pitter Connector Editor No longer traveling to East or South Campus frequently to eat, UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center (ICC) residents say the recent finalization of the dining hall renovation has made their living experience a bit more complete. The new…
Healthy eating should not give your wallet a beating
Courtesy of The OCD Diaries Shayna Vigliotta Connector Contributor College students have become accustomed to all-nighters and the art of procrastination. Our bodies put up a fight daily to keep us going, and how do we repay them? With a bowl of ramen? A majority of college students effectively suffer from malnutrition mainly because they…
Best places to eat during, after the game
Shane Foley Connector Editor Compiling a list of best places to eat for the game may seem a little unnecessary at first. It is true that there are a bunch of food outlets in downtown Lowell, on campus and even inside the Tsongas Center. If you do not like long lines though, or paying a…
ICC unveils renovated dining hall
Hannah Manning Connector Staff A woman at the door carried a plate of hors d’oeuvres and offered one to anyone coming to swipe in. Balloons hung from the stations. Clearly, the Inn & Conference Center (ICC) dining hall staff were eager to put on a show for its inaugural meal. Last Monday, the ICC opened…
Roadhouse replaces Taco Bell in Fox Common
Shane Foley Connector Editor Upperclassmen found a surprise this year when they walked into Fox Commons for the first time. Where there used to be a Taco Bell, a new food outlet now stands under the name Roadhouse. Some are glad to see the change, while many others are not. The new late night option,…
Jiri “George” Banacek passes away
Michael Caizzi Connector Contributor It is always a sad event when somebody dies young, especially when they’re one of our own. Jiri “George” Banacek, a man whose warm smile and delicious eggs greeted the students of South Campus at breakfast for over a decade, sadly succumbed to a battle with liver cancer at the age…
