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(Photo courtesy of Henry Marte/UMass Lowell) “President Meehan receives a key to the university awarded by UMass Board of Trustees vice chair and UMass Lowell alumnus Mary Burns (’85)” Benjamin Heffner Connector Editor On Saturday, May 2, the UMass Lowell community gathered at University Crossing to celebrate the building’s official rededication as the Marti
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Jason Cooke Connector Editor It may very well be the best time of the year in New England. Sorry, Patriots fans, perhaps except for you. Professional sports are in full swing, with the Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins and Fleet all underway in important times of their respective seasons. Just look at last Sunday’s slate, which ...
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(Photo courtesy of Judith Aquino) Signs made by union members as part of the UMass Lowell Unions United action on Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day in 2025 Najifa Tanjeem, Ava Peters, Adri Jackson Connector Contributors Last semester, a UMass Lowell graduate teaching assistant (TA) had to choose between filling a prescription and paying rent. She chose rent
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Benjamin Donovan Connector Contributor According to the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE), young people’s participation in elections dropped in 2024. Young people ages 18-29, only 47% of them participated in the 2024 Presidential election, 3% lower than the 50% that did in the 2020 election. This begs the question ...
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(Image courtesy of Nvidia. “DLSS 5 will use AI-powered rendering to change the graphics of games in real time.”) Jesse Nguyen Connector Editor Video games, much like other media forms, have consistently improved as time passes and new breakthroughs occur. Games are increasingly released with more talented voice actors, more complex stories, and more sophisti
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(Image courtesy of IMDB. “Ryan Gosling and James Ortiz star in a spacefaring adventure in ‘Project Hail Mary’.”) Emily Lindtveit Connector Staff The much-anticipated movie adaptation Andy Weir’s bestselling novel “Project Hail Mary” was released March 20, 2026. The movie follows a science teacher and less than willing astronaut Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) an
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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 ...
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(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, ...
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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 go
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(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 ...
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