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River Hawks sweep UNH in home-and-home series

In This Issue Men’s Cross Country

River Hawks took second place at America East championships

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Field Hockey

Season ends on a high note with OT win over St. Louis

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Campus Calendar

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Final River Hawk Scores Team

Score

Overall Record

M. Soccer vs. UNH

W 1-0

8-8-1

M. Ice Hockey vs. UNH

W 8-2

5-1-1

W. Soccer vs. Yale

L 1-3

Volleyball vs. Binghamton

L 0-3

2-23

Field Hockey vs. St. Louis University W 1-0 (OT)

6-13

5-12-1

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Chris Maniccia scores his second of three goals in a four-point effort Saturday night.

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Sophomore forward Chris Maniccia’s hat trick served as a catalyst for UMass Lowell’s 8-2 win at the Tsongas Center Saturday night.

The River Hawks outscored the

University of New Hampshire in a home-and-home series over the weekend, 10-2, despite being outshot 62-37 by the Wildcats.

Special teams played a large role in the River Hawks’ home victory, as the team scored two power

play goals on six opportunities, while keeping the Wildcats off the scoreboard during their two power plays, which included a 5-on-3 advantage for 1:28 in the second period. â–şSee Maniccia, Page 11

SGA hosts Chancellor’s forum with city manager At University Crossing students present ideas for Lowell’s future Sam Linstead-Atkinson Connector Staff

As the campuses and student population of UMass Lowell continue to grow, many are turning to a current initiative that will tailor the city in order to better suit the university.

Along with the Student Government Association and Chancellor Marty Meehan, city officials including City Manager Kevin Murphy have collaboratively drawn out a strategic plan to the year 2020 to duly harmonize the needs of the city with those of the university. “What’s good for the city is good for the university, and vice versa,� said Meehan.

The slogan that lied at the center of this discussion was “Lowell as a college town.� Paul Marion, executive director of the Center for Arts and Ideas defined a college town as being “a community where the aspirations of the city and the aspirations of higher education are in harmony, and not in conflict.�

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Sections General........................ 2 A&E.............................. 6 Campus Life................. 3 Calendar .....................10 News............................ 4 Sports ......................... 11 Sam Linstead-Atkinson/Connector

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Sam Linstead-Atkinson We are often pale.

We’re cold to the touch.

We go unnoticed Like silhouettes must, Stained to familiar walls.

Silence is repetitive.

It weaves a mind of rapt With strands of what we have, From trying to adapt To noting what we lack.

We often argue over simple things, Over these facts that we report.

And claim that we have evidence, But of which we can’t support.

In silence do we hope.

And resistant change is ineffable.

The depth of eunoia Is not tenable.

Let go of your skull, throw it in the ocean Like a message in a bottle.

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CAMPUS LIFE

Halloween costumes on campus

Nick Barry and Ben Prada always have a spot at the table as salt and pepper.

All Photos by Marlon Pitter/Connector

Lumberjack Matt Dolan looks ready to chop some wood.

Dining hall employees Jaydelis Irizarry and Sam Dangles dressed up for Halloween.

Bree Sherbondy presented her Minnie Mouse impression Friday night.

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NEWS

Evangelical Baptists stir debate on South Campus Michael Caizzi Connector Staff

If you walked through South Campus last Wednesday, you may have seen a student holding a sign that read “I eat ass-Jesus” and another waving a Communist flag. You may have heard student’s chanting “bullshit!” You may have seen several men yelling to a large crowd that evolution was a lie, and that the idea of it caused the Holocaust. You may have heard students yelling exactly why they felt that was wrong.

On that day, South Campus was not the quiet, relaxed place it usually is. The campus was filled with shouting and heated debate as several Evangelical Baptists came to campus from Virginia to preach and spread messages many students did not necessarily agree with.

Standing on a stool behind a sign that read “Evolution is a Lie” was Don Karns, a man attempting to preach the theory of intelligent design, which many of the students were not receptive to.

“We came because we love the students, and we want to spread the Gospel’s and the message of our savior, Jesus Christ,” said Karns. Despite the roaring chants of “Bullshit!” Karns felt the student body was generally respectful, saying, “There are the students who are really loud and get all the attention,

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but there are some we received encouragement from.”

Sean Lobberecht, a history major, disagreed with Karns when it came to the students’ behavior. “Some of the students are being kind of disrespectful, but it is a public campus and they’re just voicing their own opinions,” said Lobberecht.

Christine Anderson, an English education major, was appalled by the message being spread and the misrepresentation of this religion. “This is not Christianity,” says Anderson. “Christianity is about love. It’s not about yelling at people and telling them they’re sinners. It disgusts me how it’s being misrepresented like this.”

Not all students were particularly invested in either side of the argument. Alex Simpson, a music business major, said he was more entertained by the chaos of it all than anything else. “They’re probably here to just hear themselves yell,” he said.

The UMass Lowell police were present throughout the several-hour spectacle.

“It went pretty well,” said Officer Joe Brown.

“The students were generally well behaved, and there were no incidents. I think the real problem was a lot of the students were taking it personally when they really shouldn’t have.”

If you have questions or comments about this article, you can contact the author at: michaei_caizzi@student.uml.edu.

Students crowd around Karns in front of Weed Hall on South Campus

Stiff competition at student-professor debate Al Gentile connector editor

DISCLAIMER: NONE OF THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED BY STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS AT THIS EVENT NECESSARILY REFLECT THEIR ACTUAL VIEWS ON THE GIVEN SUBJECTS “It’s a good thing to get the students and professors on a more personal level,” said Danielle Brouder, psychology major and president of the Political Science Club.

On Wednesday Oct. 29 students and professors came together in Weed Hall for a whimsical debate session hosted by the Political Science Club for their annual Student-Teacher Debate. From the crackpot superlative awards handed out to faculty (among them “Still a Student at Heart” and “Hardest Name to Spell”) to the tongue-in-cheek discourses on the virtues of reality television, it was clear that having a good laugh was the goal of the debate.

Among the issues addressed were the value of voting in the upcoming mid-term elections, the dangers of reality television and the legalization of marijuana. For each argument, a student-professor team was put together to debate each issue either on the positive or negative outcomes of each case.

The purpose of the debate, contrary to similar events, was to bring faculty and students together in a comfortable setting, share laughs and make connections. Mostly freshmen and transfer students were in attendance. “We want to get the freshmen and transfer students together so they

can feel welcome and warm because coming to a new school might be frightening,” Brouder said.

Morgan Marietta, a political science professor, extolled on the virtues of debate. “Smart people know what they think, but really smart people know what other people think,” he said.

Commenting on his defense of the legalization of cannabis, Marietta said, “I don’t believe anything I just said, but that’s not the point.”

Jonathan Whiting, an accounting major, wore a green sweater while defending the legalization of cannabis. “Debate allows you to not only see both sides of an argument but firmly defend an end which makes you Photo courtesy of Danielle Brouder better educated yourself for be- From left: Makayle Washington, Professor Morgan Marietta, Danielle Brouder ing able to defend it,” Whiting community health and sustainability professaid. sor Leland Ackerson’s literally phallic and “It opens up your mind,” said Tyler Farley, overwhelmingly comedic opposition of the double majoring in political science and economlegalization of marijuana. “He was stiff in all ways,” ics. “It challenges you to know the other side’s Farley said. argument and to know yours better and how to go For questions or comments on this article, after the weaknesses of the opposing side.” contact the author at: alexander_gentile@student.uml.

To Farley, the high point of the night was

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Chancellor’s forum invites students and others in open discussion

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This shared vision of Lowell is a sort of blueprint for the project, but one that is not yet finalized. In an attempt to color in this plan completely, the SGA hosted a forum Wednesday to receive input from students. “We wanted to get ideas from all of you,” said Meehan.

The first few questions from students covered topics such as supporting more businesses to accept the River Hawk Dollar and building more grocery stores. Many presented ideas that could be traced back to other cities.

Examples coming from cities like Boston and New York included food trucks, more restaurants and a Faneuil Hall-themed feel to downtown Lowell.

Students also compared UMass Lowell to other schools that were thought to have more vibrant environments and simply more to do in the surround- Meehan and Murphy address the audience ing town or city. Music venues, small business movie theaters as well as the pedestrian culture of other cities were proposed as suggestions for the reimagined community of Lowell.

“I think [this initiative] will create new opportunities for students in the areas of entertainment, dining and the quality of life,” said Gerrit Boldt, a sophomore majoring in economics and history.

The bicycle lanes, Murphy agreed, were also inadequate for the requirement pushed forth by the university. “We have come up with a new plan for bike lanes,” he said. “We will roll that out in November.”

Other than the bike lanes, “a lot of the pieces are in place for the college

Alternative House: a refuge from domestic abuse Al Gentile

Connector Editor

Domestic abuse is a problem that spans age, gender, social status and race. For many Americans, domestic abuse has deeply affected their lives.

In fact, a 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey found that nearly one in three women and one in five men experienced rape, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner. From the same survey it was found that 11 percent of high school students and six percent of middle school students were reported by have been physically hurt by a date “sometime in their life”.

This October was National Domestic Abuse Awareness Month, a time of year when organizations and facilities across the country participate in activities to inform the public about services offered and offer important advice in identifying potential or actual abusive situations.

town atmosphere. The timing is perfect... and the setting is ready,” said Marion. In his and several opinions of others, this project is easily plausible.

Some argued, however, that the issue of on and off-campus safety would need to be addressed before anything else.

Murphy agreed with this and offered, “We have concentrated on making [downtown Lowell] a safe place to be.”

Meehan explained that UMass Lowell has also contributed.

“The coordination between the Lowell police force and the University police force has never been more coordinated,” he said. With these statements the forum came to an end.

“I think it’s another layer of success that we can add to the school,” said Sheila Angelo, vice president of SGA. “I think working on downtown and making Lowell more presentable and more student-friendly would Sam Linstead-Atkinson/Connector be another selling point for the school,” she said.

Various aspects of this initiative have different deadlines and due dates.

However, by the year 2020, most of these developments will be defining features of the UMass Lowell experience. “I think it’s really important for the university to continue on its upward trajectory of becoming a place of great national renown and a place that has a fantastic national brand,” said Boldt.

For questions or comments regarding this article, contact the author at: samuel_linsteadatkinson@student.uml.edu

Organizations and facilities across the country have worked for decades to stop the occurrence and heal the wounds of domestic violence. Lowell has its own champion of this cause, and it is called Alternative House.

Established in 1978, Alternative House is a shelter for victims of domestic violence that has seen people from all walks of life searching for relief from abusive situations. They offer a variety of services that include long-term transitional housing, short term safe-housing, community education, legal advocacy and other services to help escape an abusive reality.

For Kathy Kelly, a representative of Alternative House, help is just a phone call away. “It’s important for students to know… that there is an organization in Lowell that can assist them if they have concerns about being a victim of abuse,” Kelly said.

Much like first responders such as 911, calling Alternative House will give you a person on the

phone – not a machine - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year ready and willing to assist anybody in need.

These calls are kept strictly confidential for the safety of the caller. “Reach out to us,” Kelly said.

“Everything will be kept confidential. We have well trained staff here.”

The contact information for Alternative House, for anyone with questions or is in need of services, is located below.

Alternative House P.O. Box 2100 Lowell, MA 01851 Website: www.alternative-house.org Phone: 978-937-5777 Email: altorg1@aol.com For questions or comments regarding this article, contact the author at: alexander_gentile@student.uml.edu.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

U2-much? ‘Songs of Innocence’ takes over iCloud

‘Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs’ Indie Spotlight Review

appointed. Reading the sentiments of other (more established) music critics, I see that I’m not too far off with my conclusion. It was pretty slow, Bono’s I’ve never been much of a U2 fan. I’ve never ventured back in time to listen vocals aren’t getting any better with age, and overall, it was almost sullen, in a their albums. I’ve never been overly intrigued with their music nor the antics way. It’s not especially worth listening to; before this, I avoided even listening to a second of it to stick it to the man. Now I’m a of Bono. No, they’ve never really caught my part of it. eye, regardless of their musical innovations and The whole iCloud scenario sets an interesting sustained success and 150 million albums sold precedent for the industry. A release this large has worldwide. never happened before; by being in the Cloud, as Their most recent release, “Songs of InnoApple CEO Tim Cook said, “Songs of Innocence” cence,” is the culmination of years of scrapped marked the “largest album release of all time.” projects and an ingenious idea to maintain their And apparently, 26 million people downloaded the notoriety: teaming with Apple to put their alrecord during its first month, last month. bum in the iCloud, and thus on your phone and What can we make of this? Will this just be a any Apple device if it’s connected to it. Every tactic for already mega-rich bands to maintain a Apple customer noticed it. Some complained, following?

Will it be used for fledgling bands of some were intrigued, but all of us were conrich record labels to gain a following? Will it never fused. How does this happen? Corporations, be used again? Will I ever stop asking questions?

Courtesy of Gregg DeGuire/WireImage that’s how.

Who knows? The Cloud is a weird thing. All our Yeah sure, the album was alright. I listened to U2 at the 86th Annual Academy Awards on March 2, 2014. data is in it and anything can be put into it, and it in its entirety and it was what I expected, and thus automatically on our devices; it is our “choice” to download it or not, but like I said, I never really listened to U2 besides vague memories of me being a its presence is ominously still apparent.

It haunts me and every one of us. U2 little kid and watching the “Vertigo” music video on MTV. But still, this was did this.

U2 did too much for me, this time.

But not enough good music this an average U2 album. I listened to it and wasn’t pleasantly surprised nor distime. The album was okay.

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Wicked Halloween and the rise of EDM David Rudderham Connector Editor

Halloween is not only one of many holidays where it is appropriate to dress up, but it is the only holiday where you’re obligated to. On a normal day in the EDM world, no one is obligated to dress up, but a lot of people do.

Wicked Halloween at the Tsongas Center was one day before Halloween and, being such, the theatrical side of the EDM show was turned up to 11. An incredible amount of people showed up in costume only to be sweating profusely through their tight wigs and makeup that the crowd all together probably weighed less coming out of the show then when it went in.

The floor was packed wall to wall even before Benny Benassi, the headlining DJ, took the stage. Though the opening acts, Above & Beyond, and Audien, had the crowd pumped up and jumping up and down in a synchronised fashion, it was very clear from the beginning of Benassi’s set why he was the headliner.

When he was on stage, the whole place shook; my nostrils felt like they were vibrating according to the songs’ lowest bass frequency. The speakers inside Tsongas were pushing so much air the crowd nearly felt a breeze every

time the bass dropped.

What’s remarkable about Benassi is that he is 47 years old and has a long history with electronic music that dates back to the late ‘80s when he started DJing in his home country of Italy.

He ended up working for years before getting a major break in the early 2000s with his famous dance song, “Satisfaction.”

As a testament to his work ethic, the same night he performed at the Tsongas, he went to Boston to perform at Umbria Prime directly after.

This is the side of EDM that some fans fear that others have forgotten.

It’s easy to go to show as fans and get caught up in the performance and crazy lights and blaring speakers that we forget that the DJs we love so much are actually nerds that have mastered their computers and technology.

Years ago it was precisely this nerdy image that was so difficult to shed. Back then genres such as “Acid Trance” were still a big deal and people were into electronic music simply because it was strange.

Artists such as Moby and Aphex Twin, both of whom are in their 40s as well, were known for being experimental with their sounds and constantly creating music. The image of techno and the nerdiness of it all was still prevalent when Benassi was

up and coming. Eminem had even referenced Moby in a mocking way with his song “Without Me” in his lyrics saying, “And Moby? You can get stomped by Obie… Nobody listens to techno.”

Fast forward to today and EDM Courtesy of Big Machine Records has completely taken over music.

Zedd did a collaboration with Ariana Grande, a famous young pop star Amanda Dysart that got her fame off of a Nickelodeon

Coonector Staff show. All over the internet and in the media you can find articles noting that Taylor Swift’s new album “1989” DJs such as Deadmau5 and Skrillex is undeniably unlike the other alare among the wealthiest musicians in bums we have heard from her bethe world. fore: she has strayed from her counThis might explain why artists like try roots to pursue a more pop feel.

Benassi don’t play too much of their While many feel that she is stepping older stuff anymore, with the excep- across a very fine line, over 247,000 tion of their major hits. Back then copies of her album were sold at EDM was considered background Target within the first two days if its music for a club played by faceless release and was the second-largest performers. Now they’ve successfully sales generator for Apple, proving made names for themselves and their that fans have not ruled her out yet. setlist has to reflect this change in muSwift has always been known for sic. her story-telling ways. Although her Today, big budget theatrics for large new songs are not as blunt as some EDM concerts attract thousands of of her old ones, she says there is still young people. What’s really funny is a message behind each one. Her that today, in a room with loud elec- hit single “Shake it Off ” tells us to tronic music and a large group of kids, ignore all of the “haters” because the coolest person in that room is ac- they are just going to keep hating. tually a 47-year-old that plays with “Blank Space” is Swift’s way of accomputers. knowledging that she has poured her memories into past songs while “Welcome to New York” is about innocence and independence.

Swift’s new energetic sound is said to be worthy of competing with artists such as Miley Cyrus and Katy tain” and wife with “One Bedroom.” It is slightly reminis- Perry. This album will change the cent of both their albums “Southern Air” and “When Your way people view Swift. It shows that Through Thinking Say Yes,” with the recurring theme of she is not someone to be messed heartache. With both guitar and piano being played, the with because she is capable of docontrast of hard and soft is represented. Power ballads have ing anything she puts her mind to. made their reoccurrence throughout the album as well.

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Yellowcard’s ‘Lift a Sail’ review Emily Toomey Connector Staff

Yellowcard have recently come back with a boom with their new album “Lift a Sail.” Ultimately, vocalist Ryan Key pours his heart and soul into every song on the album.

This album is certainly different from anything they’ve ever released: Key’s lyrics have much more emotional drive, featuring songs about Key’s grandfather such as “My Moun-

“1989” album review

Brendan Jacques Connector Staff

The horror genre, as a whole, seems to be one of the most depressingly neglected facets of gaming culture one can be interested in. Most major publishing studios nowadays are scared of releasing horror games out of fear of being neglected by mainstream audiences, and the few studios that try either end up creating action games with a horror theme or games so miserably bad that their existence is scary in and of itself.

While this case isn’t universal, with a few games here and there really understanding how to terrify the player (*cough* “Alien: Isolation” *cough), those games are the exception rather than the rule. Nowadays, however, many indie studios have tried to step in and fill the void with their own horror games, and if there’s one game series that is responsible for bringing about this horror renaissance, it’s the “Amnesia” series.

“Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs” is the second game in the series developed by Fractional Games and follows the story of Mandus, a wealthy factory owner living in what one can assume to be a city in late 19th century Britain. One night in particular, Mandus awakes in a cage to find his home and entire factory seemingly abandoned and his children missing. Adding even more terror to the mix is that Mandus is unable to remember the past several months (hence the title of the game), though he has vague memories of a massive machine built underneath his factory and the lingering dread that his children are trapped down there. From there, you are tasked to guide Mandus through his factory and into the machine below to find his children and discover the purpose of the machine that is his life’s achievement.

By far, my favorite part of “A Machine for Pigs” is its story. While it had an admittedly slow start in the beginning and has a few plot holes here and there, it ended up being unusually emotional and tense. Mandus’ quest to save his children from ha is incredibly sympathetic, and it pushed me to help him find them and the answers as to what exactly the machine he’s stumbled into is, even when it becomes increasingly clear that Mandus is far from innocent himself and, in a lot of ways, deserves exactly what’s happening to him.

It’s very much a story of self-observation and grief, focused on finding the worth in humankind as a whole as well as discovering if anyone is really capable, or even worthy, of redemption.

From a gameplay perspective, there’s not a huge amount to talk about. The game emphasizes story delivery over consistently interesting gameplay, and as a result is very minimalistic, focusing on environmental exploration and rudi►Continued from Yellowcard, Page 6

“Lift A Sail” is certainly Yellowcard’s most inspiring album yet, due to Key pulling inspiration from tragedies in his life. Overall, the band wanted the theme of the record to be about moving forward and had a goal of producing something that universally anyone can relate to. The band has consistently been keeping with a similar sound and pleasing fans. “Lift a Sail” being no exception.

The first track off the album is “Convocation,” which is an instrumental featuring piano and violin melodies. This beautiful track definitely sets the scene for the whole album in the listener’s mind.

In a way this song is like a chamber orchestra preparing the listeners of the adventure through the album. Towards the end of the song, drums begin to sound which later transition into the beginning melody of “Transmission Home.”

The first single to be aired however was “One Bedroom.” This song is one of the slower songs off the album, and certainly sounds more pop oriented. Though “One Bedroom” alone holds up to be a solid track, this doesn’t represent who they are as a band. Most people would recognize Yellowcard through Sean Mackin’s incredible talent with the

mentary puzzle solving that is occasionally broken up by monster encounters.

Since your character is completely defenseless against the creatures that roam the factory’s halls, your only options are to run for dear life or hide behind the nearest box and hope they don’t find you. While these encounters were initially harrowing, most of the intensity died away when I realized that most of the time they adhered to very specific movement patterns that usually highlighted exactly where I needed to go in order to avoid them. Even when I was caught, it was easy enough to escape and find exactly what I was looking for; this lead me to realize that the creatures’ main purpose in the game was to direct me towards my objective rather than act as an obstacle. This makes the game more intense and thought-provoking than actually scary, which I found disappointing.

But, by far, my biggest problem with the game was with its graphics and performance. Even on the lowest possible graphical settings, I encountered a significant amount of slowdown during my time with the game, with most of the issues coming right before tense moments in the game, which constantly broke my immersion in the story. This is especially confusing since the game uses the same graphics engine as its predecessor “The Dark Descent” and I had no problems with slowdown on the highest settings during my time with that game. Even when it’s working perfectly, the graphics can only be described as serviceable; to be fair, though, the set design itself is well done with a very intriguing Victorian atmosphere, giving the game a fairly unique flavor.

Overall, I can’t help but feel a little disappointed with “Amnesia: A MaCourtesy of Fractional Games/The Chinese Room chine for Pigs.” While it was consistently tense from start to finish and had excellent pacing and set design, its adherence to a very linear path deflated most of the terror of the setting, as I knew that as long as I stayed on the predetermined path, the game wouldn’t try to stop me, allowing me to complete the entirety of the story without dying. On top of that, the multitude of performance and graphical problems throughout the game’s six-hour runtime hurt the atmosphere even further than the gameplay already had. However, I don’t regret my time spent with the game, as the sound design was excellent and the story was incredibly compelling from start to finish with an incredibly satisfying conclusion that I really appreciate. If you’re looking for a good horror game to play while celebrating Halloween (or Thanksgiving, since this sadly won’t be printed until after the holiday), I’d probably recommend the original game in the series, “Amnesia: The Dark Descent,” over this, but if you find this game on sale, give it a shot.

violin and catchy string riffs. In a way, this track is almost completely masking his abilities.

“MSK” is without a doubt one of the strongest tracks off the album. Mackin’s expert violin playing really shines through on this track. Through the lack of guitar and drums being played, this track seems more vulnerable. A melody is much easier created, and the vibe is represented as a sense of desire. Key is practically crying out, “I need you, need you,” and “Everything hurts; you’re so far away.” This track allows the listener to really connect with the band and experience what Key seemed to be feeling in that moment.

Towards the end of the album, “The Deepest Well” is featured. This track definitely gives off that old-school Yellowcard vibe, reflecting back to their roots of albums “Lights and Sounds” and “Ocean Avenue” with heavier guitar riffs. This track also features Matty Mullins of Memphis May Fire.

Though Yellowcard has a tendency to collaborate with other pop-punk artists (including We Are The In Crowd), this is one of their best collaborations yet.

“California,” the last song on the album, is much more slowed down. Without a doubt, this is

a perfect way to end the album. It really helps capture the overall mood and essence of this album.

Key’s emotions are easily interpreted. Being beautifully written with lyrics, “when everything that I can see goes dark I feel you here with me” and having exceptional piano riffs make this song really shine.

Overall, the tracks flow very nicely together, going from powerful songs, to more reserved songs instrumentally. As the album progresses, so does the show of emotion. The first few tracks such as “Transmission Home” and “Crash The Gates” are more of a battle cry, but the songs become much more personal. In a way, it’s as if the deeper you get into life, the more struggles you experience.

Yellowcard incorporates something for everyone on this album: gentle piano, slow tempos and even some heavier tracks. They have made a name for themselves in the pop-punk scene, spending this past summer on the Vans Warped Tour. This fall, they will be on tour with Memphis May Fire and Emarosa. The tour will stop at House Of Blues in Boston on November 4th.

Final Grade: B​

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‘Bayonetta 2’ review: The new queen has arrived Henry Lopez Connector Contributor

It has been four years since the original cult classic character action game “Bayonetta” carved its way onto the PS3 and Xbox 360. Due to financial reasons it seemed that fans of the original game were not going to get a sequel. Thanks to Nintendo willing to publish the game as an exclusive for their Wii U console, Platinum Games could finally develop the sequel. Not only is “Bayonetta 2” one of the best games available for the Wii U, it also sets a new standard for the entire character action genre.

Much like in the first game, in “Bayonetta 2” you play as Bayonetta, a witch who is tasked with fight angels and demons in order to rescue her friend Jeanne from Hell while trying to save the world.

The plot is completely nonsensical and its only real purpose is to keep moving the player forward.

While as of late it seems that more games are focusing on telling a cohesive and intelligent story, “Bayonetta 2” harkens back to a time were games were truly just about engaging gameplay and having fun; the story did not really matter.

Gameplay mechanics-wise, not much has changed from the original. It helps that in terms of the combat the original was so ahead of all its contemporaries, like “Devil May Cry” and “God of War,” that they have yet to catch up to it. “Bayonetta 2” takes aspects that made the original great and cranks them up to 11. Everything from the new weapons, which include a jet powered war hammer, to the fluidity of the combat surpasses the original.

The amount of detail put into the combat is borderline ridiculous. Every aspect of it feels meticulous

and precise, every combo visually engaging, every move effective.

While it features one of the deepest combat systems ever featured in a game, it manages to be relatively welcoming to newcomers. The fan favorite game mechanic “Witch Time” returns and it is still one of the most satisfying mechanics in any game.

“Witch Time” allows the player to slow time down after successfully dodging an enemy’s attack at the last minute. One of the new additions is the “Umbran Climax” which allows Bayonetta to unleash a succession of high-powered attacks while regenerating health.

Visually “Bayonetta 2” is one of the most original, creative and quite frankly insane games you will ever play. One moment in the game you are fighting a legion of angels atop a jet flying through New York and the next you are outrunning a tidal wave while transformed into a panther. The stage design is very impressive; even at their weakest points, the stages manage to surpass pretty much every other game in its genre. It does a tremendous job at keeping you busy throughout: whether it is with insane action set pieces or fighting hordes upon hordes of enemies, there is always something to do.

The character designs and models are like nothing you have ever seen before; there is not one enemy or character in the game that is visually forgettable.

Everything is bound to leave a lasting impression on you. “Bayonetta 2” continues the series tradition of featuring memorable and absolutely crazy boss encounters. One of the standout boss fights has you fighting Bayonetta’s main rival, a Lumen Sage, in a city that is being destroyed while two giant mon-

sters are fighting in the background.

The animations are some of the smoothest I have ever seen. Even when you are fighting a horde of enemies while summoning demonic forces to aide you, the game is constantly running as smooth as possible and you will very rarely notice any drops in frame rate. The soundtrack, though at times feels a little out of context, can be very memorable as well.

While “Bayonetta 2” is an incredibly impressive game, it still features some minor flaws. Some of the more over-the-top aspects and the very overt sexual innuendos might turn some people off from it. That being said, the game never gets offensive like some other games, such as the “Dead or Alive” series or “Lollipop Chainsaw.“ Another minor flaw in the game is that there is definitely a dip in quality in terms of voice acting. Bayonetta, Jeanne and the Lumen Sage all sound great, but some of the side characters are just plain horrible to listen to.

Though “Bayonetta 2” definitely does not take itself seriously, which is a good thing, it still does not excuse some of the voice work.

Overall, “Bayonetta 2” is everything a character action game should strive to be. The gameplay is meticulously crafted and polished to absolute perfection. Visually, one will be very hard-pressed to find a game that is more engaging. Take every overthe-top action anime and put them together and you are still not close to how over-the-top it can get.

Playing “Bayonetta 2” is like taking a shot of adrenaline straight to the heart and drinking an entire pot of coffee, and I would not have it any other way.

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We were fortunate enough to sit down with Alex Whiting, owner of Ohana Media and Production, a record label based out of Lowell. Get to know Alex, Ohana and check out their past and upcoming projects.

What is Ohana Media and Production?

Ohana Media and Production is a record label started in and based out of Lowell. A friend of owner Alex Whiting was running Oath Attire, a “lifestyle clothing company” also out of Lowell. Whiting was trying to figure out what his “thing” was when they came up with the idea of starting Ohana. He was already running his own studio, Family Radio Studios, so the idea of starting a label wasn’t far off.

In Hawaiian culture, and reminiscent of the Lilo & Stitch quote, “Ohana means family.” Ohana operates with this idea in mind. They aim to be welcoming and have an inclusive family mentality: a “not afraid to smile in pictures” kind of vibe.

Who is Alex?

On top of being the owner of Ohana, Whiting is a fourth-year electrical engineering major with a sound recording technology minor at UMass Lowell.

Four years ago between his freshman and sophomore years he interned at nowclosed The Space, a recording studio/rehearsal space/venue in Lowell.

Past and upcoming projects Since its conception nearly a year ago, Ohana has completed a number of projects. They have tracked and recorded indie-folk artist Mike Strain’s album, “Let’s Dance Around Like Angels for the Neighbors Down Below,” are currently working on recording an EP for metalcore band Chase the Wind and signed The J Connection (who just won the Battle of the Bands at The Last Safe and Deposit Company). Last year, they hosted a show at the Onyx Room in Lowell with Miracle Providers Northeast; together, they helped provide Christmas gifts to families impacted by HIV/AIDS. Currently, they are looking for a female rapper/hip-hop artist.feels that there are too many female rappers, such as Nicki Minaj, whose promotion is based around the “sex sells” idea. He wants to sign a female rapper and, as he puts it, “let her do her thing.”

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House of Stark serves up Rave of Thrones Nick Crowley

Connector Contributor

As Kristian Nairn walks out on stage, “Hodor” chants fill both main floors of Prime Nightclub. The audience, dressed in their favorite “Game of Thrones” attire, cheer when he opens his DJ set with the show’s theme.

The “Game of Thrones” star recently started the American portion of his Rave of Thrones tour, which landed in Boston on Oct. 12. “It’s been probably the best experience of my life,” Nairn said about the tour. “Literally, I’ve had some of the best nights of my career.”

Nairn’s Rave of Thrones tour started in Australia, and continued in Europe.

In combining his love for dance music as a DJ and his “Game of Thrones” fame as the actor that plays “Hodor,” Nairn said it came to a surprise that so many people were fans of both.

The show at Prime Nightclub in Boston was no different. The audience packed the club, and Nairn played a well-mixed set of deep house synced up to visuals combing elements of the show as well as typical dance music show visuals.

For someone who’s having such a successful tour, Nairn has had very humble beginnings. “I was working at a club as a performer at the time, and a

DJ phoned in sick,” said Nairn. “I filled in for him, and since then, I haven’t stopped, and that was 20 years ago.”

Nairn’s music career has always been the biggest part of his life, still making time for it even with his acting career. “[I went] to music college, and [crossed] that over with acting, music performance [and] being a DJ,” said Nairn. “It’s all sort of tied together.”

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Involvement in the UMass Lowell community Whiting and Ohana frequent local shows, scouting acts they may be interested in. Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union sponsors Ohana and helps them with some of their promotional costs, so Ohana was present at the UMass Lowell homecoming hockey game with JDCU. They were also at the JDCU table at Hawkey Way during homecoming, where they raffled off pineapples, gave away Ohana t-shirts and sold CDs. Being a UMass Lowell student, Whiting was also a WUML disc jockey for a semester.

Ohana Media & Production’s goal is to revitalize the local music scene through a diverse family of artists.

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SPORTS Maniccia, goaltending help River Hawks dominate UNH ►Continued from front page

Head Coach Norm Bazin said that the team’s power play efficiency was an area of focus going into Saturday’s game.

“It’s certainly an area we need to improve, and I’m thankful that the guys were able to finally execute on it,” said Bazin.

Sophomore forward Evan Campbell and Maniccia opened the scoring with a power-play and even-strength goal, respectively, at 9:15 and 9:50 in the first period.

Maniccia’s scoring continued with unassisted goals at 17:57 in the first period and 13:21 in the third period, as well as an assist on Ryan Collins’ goal at 15:00 in the third.

Forward Michael Colantone and defensemen Zack Kamrass and Jake Suter joined the offensive effort, each tallying two points in the River Hawks’ 8-2 win.

Junior goaltender Kevin Boyle earned his second career shutout in a 33-save effort against New Hampshire Friday night at the Whittemore Center in Durham.

His first shutout came as a member of the UMass Minutemen in November 2012, in which he made 17 saves en route to a 4-0 victory over Providence College.

Freshman goaltender Jeff Smith, who started Saturday night, said

Boyle’s strong play in net Friday night gave the team momentum going into the following game.

“He played awesome last night. … It just [built] up a little bit of fuel for today,” said Smith.

The River Hawks’ goals were scored by junior forward A.J. White and freshman John Edwardh, who scored his first career goal as with UMass Lowell at 16:40 in the first period Friday night.

Maniccia’s assist on Edwardh’s goal was his first of five points over the weekend (three goals, two assists).

UMass Lowell’s eight goals Saturday night are the most scored as a team since their November 2012 8-2 win over UMass at the Mullins Center in Amherst.

The River Hawks improved their record to 3-0-0 in Hockey East play and 5-1-1 overall, while the Wildcats fell to 0-2-0 in Hockey East, with an overall clip of 2-4-0.

UMass Lowell will take on the Northeastern Huskies in a homeand-home series, beginning Friday at the Tsongas Center and then Saturday at Matthews Arena in Boston.

River Hawks celebrate an Evan Campbell goal in the first period of Saturday night’s win against the University of New Hampshire.

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SPORTS River Hawks grab second place at America East Championships UMass Lowell Athletics

LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell Men’s Cross Country team, pushed by a strong freshmen showing, took second place at the America East 8K Championship Saturday morning in Orono, Maine.

“We are definitely extremely pleased,” said UMass Lowell Head Coach Gary Gardner. “All the guys really ran well, they came to fight and they fought every step of the way; they raced their hearts out.”

The River Hawks placed two runners in the top four and all five scoring runners were among the first 24 to cross the finish line. Binghamton University won the event with 59 points (8, 9, 10, 11, 21 - 28, 44.) UMass Lowell just missed the championship falling three points short, finishing with 62 (3, 4, 15, 16, 24 - 26, 38.) UMBC with 85 points was third and New Hampshire finished fourth with 114 points.

Stony Brook University senior Eric Speakman won the individual honors finishing the course in a time of 24-minutes 41.23-seconds. New Hampshire senior John Prizzi was second in a time of 24:42.32.

UMass Lowell junior Robert Allen (Cranston, R.I.) finished third barely a second behind the winner. Allen clocked in at 24:42.33. He’d run a strong race, battling for the lead throughout the five miles.

Paul Hogan (Burlington, Mass.) led a strong freshman contingent. Hogan finished fourth in a time of 24:44.02. He’d not been with the lead pack early, but caught the group three miles into the race.

Freshman Dhahran Velasquez (Lowell, Mass.) finished 15th just a couple of steps ahead of 16th place scorer and classmate John Abraham (Lowell, Mass.) Velasquez hit the tape at 25:36.85, Abraham at 25:37.28.

“Velasquez turned in his best race of the year and Abraham was absolutely terrific,” said Gardner.

“And then there’s Padraic Donovan, he’s the heart and soul of the team and he fought to the very end.”

Donovan, a Lowell, Mass. junior, grabbed 24th position and closed out River Hawk scoring with a time of 25:46.89.

Freshmen Thomas Teachen (Titusville, N.J.) and Randy Nong (Lowell, Mass.) displaced other runners finishing sixth and seventh among UMass Lowell runners and 26th and 38th respectively.

Teachen finished in 25:51.93 and Nong in 26:08.17.

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The team turned in a terrific performance, but may, as well, have sent a message about the future.

“They all were fantastic,” said Gardner. “And we return every single guy; that’s a great base for the future.”

The America East Championship does not end the season, the River Hawks will return to battle on November 22nd at the IC4A/ECAC Championships at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx.

River Hawks earn 1-0 OT win against St. Louis on senior day UMass Lowell Athletics

LOWELL, Mass. – Freshman Christa Doiron (Worcester, Mass.) knocked in the game-winning goal in the 81st minute of play to lead the UMass Lowell field hockey team (6-13) to a season-ending, 1-0 victory against Saint Louis University (2-16) on Senior Day Saturday afternoon.

“I’m thankful that we were able to pull out that victory in the end for the senior class,” said Head Coach Shannon Hlebichuk. “They’ve worked so hard during their careers, especially these last two years since we elevated to Division I, so to send them off with a win meant the most. The effort from everyone out there was excellent despite the weather and our second overtime game in two days.

They worked tirelessly to earn this win.”

After more than 80 minutes of scoreless action, the difference-maker came on a penalty corner with just over four minutes remaining in the first overtime. Junior Kelly Freitas (Manchester, N.H.) logged the first attempt that was stopped at the goal line by a defender, but Doiron quickly took control of the ball during the scramble for the rebound and found the back of the cage on the put-back to give the home team the 1-0 decision.

The River Hawks, who outshot the visitors 2110 in the outing, pressured in the early part of the first half. Less than five minutes into play, Doiron dribbled into the circle alone and was challenged illegally by the opposing keeper, drawing a penalty stroke. Freitas lined up to take the stoke attempt for the home team, although it was batted away by Tori Westhead to keep the game scoreless.

UMass Lowell continued to control the momentum with a pair of corners and shots from junior Marzana Fiedtkou (Georgetown, Guyana), freshman Katie Luchino (Freehold, N.J.) and junior Sophie Watt (Sawtell, Australia). With 14 minutes to go in the first half, the River Hawks forced back-toback corners, but Fiedtkou’s hard shot on goal was stopped by a kick save.

The Billikens registered their first corner of the day with 7:34 left in the period, however they were unable to capitalize on the opportunity thanks to a great diving save by freshman goalkeeper Kelsey Federico (Windham, N.H.). Sophomore Georgia Cowderoy(Ashmore, Queensland, Australia) launched a close-range shot as the squads fought through the waning minutes of the half, but neither side was able to break the game open, keeping the 0-0 stalemate intact at halftime.

Coming out of the break, SLU earned the first two corners and both shot attempts went wide. The River Hawks threatened in transition when Luchino found Cowderoy streaking up the field for the shot that was turned away. Play was contained primarily in the middle of the field for several minutes until Cowderoy rocketed another point-blank shot that was deftly saved by the SLU keeper. UMass Lowell followed with another corner, but Watt’s shot was wide. The River Hawks maintained possession in their offensive zone, but could not find the cage, forcing overtime.

The home team earned a corner in the first minute of extra time and registered three shots. The teams continued play for eight more minutes until the River Hawks converted on the final corner.

The Class of 2015, made up of Andrea Byrne (Tyngsborough, Mass.), Chelsea Chronopoulos (Tyngsborough, Mass.), Carrie Dresser(Plaistow, N.H.) and Bianca Jones (Watertown, Mass.), was honored in a special pregame ceremony. Saturday’s contest marked the first meeting between UMass Lowell and St. Louis in the sport of field hockey.