(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) “The River Hawks skate around the ice thanking the fans for their support in the regular season opener.” Jake Messer Connector Editor On Friday, Oct. 3, the River Hawks bested Merrimack at home by a score of 4-0. Captain and graduate Jay Ahearn was the man for the…
The soccer roundup with conference play underway
(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) “The River Hawks team celebrate a goal together.” Jason Cooke Connector Editor On the heels of its seventh straight postseason appearance, the UMass Lowell women’s soccer team is off to a strong start on its 2025 campaign, with hopes of tending to unfinished business following last fall’s loss in…
Field Hockey victorious to start conference play
(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) “Midfielder Alice Van Hemelen handles the possession with care as the attack builds.” By Jason Cooke Connector Editor It was yet another successful campaign for the UMass Lowell field hockey team last season, beating a pair of Power Four opponents while being nationally ranked. This time around, the River…
Student reactions following active threat on South Campus
(Photo courtesy of Josh Curtis from The Boston Globe) “The law enforcement officers present on South Campus.” Jesse Nguyen Connector Editor-in-Chief On the first day of class, Sept. 3, 2025, at approximately 2:30 p.m., UMass Lowell Police received reports of a male walking behind Riverview Suites residence hall on South Campus brandishing a rifle. Police…
Lowell’s LINC Project Set to Ignite Local Economic Boom
(Photo Courtesy of UMass Lowell Magazine) “Gov. Maura Healey, right, and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll visited UMass Lowell to announce LINC.” Tristin Henson Connector Editor Early last year, Governor Maura Healey announced that there would be a major transformative economic project coming to Lowell. Draper Laboratory, a research nonprofit, will be collaborating with UMass Lowell,…
Challenges and advantages of commuting
(Photo courtesy of Didier Maria) “Many commuter students face steep tickets regularly.” Didier Maria & Andrew Jallow Connector Contributors “One of the most valuable parts of going into university is the connections that you make,” stated Dr. Briggs, a faculty member of the University of Massachusetts Lowell math department who speaks on the topic of…
Haitian Protected Status revoked, Lowell braces for impact
(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell) “Haitian immigrants currently housed at UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center” Tristin Henson Connector Editor On February 20th, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem decided to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants. Now slated to expire in August 2025, it was originally meant to end in February 2026 due…
River Hawks prevail over Merrimack
(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) “The River Hawks came back from a tough loss to take the win against Merrimack.” Jake Messer Connector Editor After a tough 4-0 defeat to #1 Boston College, the #8 River Hawks were able to split their weekend series with a 3-2 win over their Hockey East rival Merrimack…
