(Photo Courtesy of Boston 25 News) Lowell was recently buried under two feet of snow during a winter storm. Michael Parke Connector Contributor For UMass Lowell students enrolled in virtual classes, the longed-for snow day has disappeared. Although in-person classes might become normal again in the future, it begs the question: are snow days gone…
River Hawks fall in defensive slugfest against Huskies
River Hawks will look to bounce back against Rennselaer for the Thanksgiving tournament (Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) Aaron Robinson Connector Editor Junior forward Brian Rigali scored halfway through the third period and that would prove to be the difference, as the UConn Huskies defeated the No. 12 UMass Lowell River Huskies 2–1 Saturday…
Local woman’s body found in Merrimack River; man arrested on Howe Bridge in unrelated incident
Authorities recover body found below O’Donnell Bridge early Tuesday morning. (Photo courtesy of Jon Winkler/Lowell Sun) Aaron Robinson Connector Editor The Lowell Police and Fire departments responded to a report of a woman’s body found below the O’Donnell Bridge early Tuesday morning and arrested a Lowell man in an unrelated case a few hours later…
River Hawks MSOC 6-1 in last seven matchups
(Photo courtesy of the Lowell Sun) Frantz Lammare Connector Staff The UMass Lowell River Hawks (7-2-1) claimed victory against the Harvard Crimson (0-6-1) Tuesday night at Cushing field. One goal from forward Alejandro Osorio, assisted by dynamic midfielder Roko Prsa, would be all Lowell needed to gain all three points on a gorgeous fall night…
Active professor accused of sexual harassment, administration fumbles response according to faculty, students
Allegations against engineering professor Oliver Ibe were first made public in an article published in The Sun on Saturday, Apr. 20. (Courtesy of UMass Lowell) Connector Staff Report The UMass Lowell campus community was rocked by an article published in The Sun on Saturday, Apr. 20, that broke news of sexual harassment allegations levied at former…
UMass Lowell, Greater Lowell area unnerved by stabbing of 18-year old
Andrew J Sciascia Connector Editor At 8:30 p.m. last Monday, a ‘Timely Warning’ email delivered via the UMass Lowell Emergency Notification System unnerved the student body with reports of a brutal stabbing that had occurred over an hour earlier just steps from campus. “At around 7:10 p.m. Lowell Police learned of a stabbing victim behind…
Christmas shopping for the average college student
Troy Lafond Connector Staff Halloween has just ended, which means there’s one thing on everyone’s minds now…Christmas! Yes, it may be a little soon for some people, but don’t underestimate the advantages of starting to think about Christmas shopping in early November. Christmas shopping can add a lot of stress and burden to people’s lives…
Off-campus housing in crisis?: City of Lowell considers rental amendment
The meeting for the amendment will be held at Lowell City Hall at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) Conor Dawson and Hannah Manning Connector Editors Students at UMass Lowell may encounter roadblocks to living with their friends off-campus if an amendment by the City of Lowell gets passed, which would make…
