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Future of South Campus dining

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Overall Record

Hockey vs. 15 Notre Dame

W 3-1 9-1-3

Volleyball at Grand Canyon

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M. Basketball at 18 Notre Dame

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‘August: Osage County’ turns up the heat Brendan Jacques Connector Editor

“Dissipation is actually much worse than cataclysm.� These are the words that best encapsulate the message of “August: Osage County,� a play that was put on by the UMass Lowell Theater Arts Program this past week.

People may fear and loathe destruction, which comes in an instant and leaves its scars for years to come, but it is the slow rotting away of everything you once held dear that hurts even more. While this slow-burn collapse may be the unfortunate fate of the Weston family, it certainly is not the case for this performance, which more than succeeded at bringing the play to life.

The story of “August: Osage County� is simple but nuanced: a week after hiring a housekeeper to help take care of his wife, Beverly Weston (Jason Norman), patriarch of the Weston family, suddenly disappears. After the news spreads, Beverly’s three daughters, along with their families and all the personal baggage they could bring with them, arrive at the old family house to wait for his return, which seems less and less likely by the day.

Before going any further, one must give proper praise to the set designers for creating an excellent rendition of the Weston family house. The play takes place entirely within the confines of the house, so instead of constantly

It took Adam Chapie’s empty-net goal with four seconds remaining in the game to finally take the fight out of a Notre Dame team that refused to go away all weekend.

The River Hawks defeated a talented Fighting Irish squad 3-1 to improve its season record to 9-1-3. “Tonight was a playoff style game,� said UMass Lowell head coach Norm Bazin. “We challenged our guys, and fortunately for us we were able to score two in the third period.�

Nick Master got what would be the game-winning goal six minutes into the third period on a power play. Chapie got the puck off a face-off, and made a nice pass back to Master who beat Notre Dame goaltender Cal Peterson top-shelf.

The goal was Master’s third on the season, and it put the home team up 2-1. “It all started with hard work by our team to get the powerplay in general,� said Master. “Adam Chapie made a great pass in the

Adam Chapie fights for position against a Notre Dame defender.

middle, and it hit off my skate.�

Kevin Boyle was fantastic yet again for the River Hawks. The senior entered the game with a .955 save percentage, which ranked second best in Hockey East.

On the powerplay, Notre Dame Head Coach Jeff Jackson decided to give his team a six-on-four advantage, and he pulled Peterson with 2:30 left in the game. The move allowed for Notre Dame to fire more shots on net, but Boyle was able to turn aside every one. “I wanted to catch them off

guard,� said Jackson. “I wanted to make sure we got the puck entered into the offensive zone first. The quick whistle after the fact took away any advantage we had as far as [Lowell] being prepared for it.�

On the night, Boyle recorded 35 saves. Early in the third period, Notre Dame’s Dylan Malmquist had a breakaway opportunity, but Boyle was too quick with his pad.

Where Boyle excelled was smothering the puck, and not allowing many rebound opportunities.

UMass Lowell, St. Jude’s up all night for good cause Mike Paige Connector Staff

UMass Lowell held its second annual Up ‘til Dawn event put on by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital on Nov. 14.

Through fundraising and fun games, this dynamic duo raised over $36,000 for children in need.

Held in the main lobby of University Crossing,

Up ‘til Dawn held teams of fraternities, sororities and of other students invested in making a difference. The premise was simple, students created teams of six, each team was to raise at least $600 to attend the event.

Those teams would then compete to earn the most points through three challenges, as well as separate

fundraising goals put on by St. Jude; the most points in the morning wins.

With everyone’s minds sharp and lacking fatigue the first challenge began. A battle of wits and skill through five games.

Teams competed in game show madness including Family Feud and Wheel of Fortune and tested

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UMass Lowell students raised over $36,000 for the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.

their skills in other games like Target Football and Rat Runner, vying for the top prize of 15 points.

The second event consisted of the teams flexing their creativity and constructive ability. Using simple materials like graham crackers, frosting, candy and more, teams had to create their own sweet version of the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

As morning slowly approached and everyone guzzled down their umpteenth coffee of the night, the third challenge commenced. In Hungry Hungry Hippo fashion, teams pushed a teammate on a scooter board into a circle filled of balls with letters on them. When pulled back, teams had to make words out of those â–ş See “Up ‘Til Dawn,â€? page 6

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Paris and where the United States went wrong David Rudderham UML Student

The recent tragedies in Paris pose a difficult challenge to the West and could force the U.S. to rethink strategy in the Middle East. In some ways the media has merely become an endless cycle of rhetoric and opinion that proposes no strategy on how to defeat ISIS or any terrorist group for that matter. Not even the presidential candidates for either the Democratic Party or Republican Party have been specific on how to win the war on terrorism.

But I propose we look at history and find out where we went wrong. ISIS is a terrible group of people, no argu-

ments there. But they are not the only enemy we have in the Middle East.

Bernie Sanders, to his credit, accurately accused the Qatari government of making no commitment to fighting ISIS and instead spending $220 billion on a World Cup soccer game. Qatar and Saudi Arabia have both been accused of either doing nothing to help fight terrorism or secretly funding terrorism.

Corrupt governments in the Middle East have pandered to religious extremists under two false promises. One promise is economic prosperity, and the other promise is Sharia law.

ISIS themselves make

promises of more attacks against the West and a strict takeover to reinstall the Caliphate. The problem is both ISIS and the West do not really know what a Caliphate is.

The last Caliph to have real political power and not just ceremonial duties, ruled back in the 1920’s until the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.

Governments in the Middle East, particularly ones that promote Wahhabism or muwahhid, have courted religious fundamentalists and the West to maintain political power.

This is where we went wrong. The United States, a country that claims to be practitioners of progressive

thinking and political policy ultimately engages in international partnerships with countries that do the exact opposite.

Most people understand that we need oil and that we cannot completely remove ourselves from the world’s problems. But we also should not pick sides so easily and we certainly should not overthrow democratically elected governments. In the case of Iran, we have done both of those things.

When people say that only a fraction of Muslims actually subscribe to radical Islam, they are completely correct.

But that small fraction of Islam achieved huge political

power through corruption in the Middle East and by our own egregious involvement.

ISIS itself is just an opportunistic group that came to be when the U.S. left a power vacuum by removing Saddam Hussein. The U.S. also disbanded the Iraqis army which caused men of military age to be disenfranchised and unemployed.

Fun fact: Prior to the late 1970s the word “terrorist� in the media was not associated with Muslims but was associated with the Irish Republican Army. Another fun fact: Tehran, the capital of Iran, was once referred to as “The Paris of the East.�

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ly something to get riled up about?

Let me preface my argument before For many years, there has been some I get ahead of myself. I am Catholic. sort of controversy when December I go to St. Mary’s Parish in Waltham, rolls around. One particular area that and I’ve served as a lector there for the seems to get a lot of focus is the use of past ten years. So, yes, I do celebrate “Merry Christmas� and “Happy Holi- Christmas, both as a day to spend qualdays� as greetings. ity time with friends and family and as Some people don’t want to offend a religious holiday. those who don’t celebrate Christmas, Having said that, the term “Happy while others feel that Happy Holidays Holidays� is not offensive. Nor is it is too politically correct. Take one something to throw a fit over. side over the other, and you’re either a Why bring this up? To make a long stuck-up Christian or gutless wimp. In story short, there was a priest at my fact, it’s gotten to the point where retail church who spoke during an interworkers have been fired for using one session about this subject a year ago. over another. Nobody ever seems to While I can’t remember his exact want to take the fabled middle ground words, it was something along the lines and try to see things from both sides. of wishing people “Merry Christmas�

Well, I’m taking that stance. And regardless of their creed. here’s an honest question for everyone, Now, okay, as a Catholic, it’s importregardless of their opinion: Is this real- ant to keep the spirit of Christmas with To view the rest of this article, go to umlconnector.com and visit our “Opinion� section.

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NEWS After Paris attacks, UMass Lowell reflects on “Trials of Spring” Jessie Paskiewicz Connector Staff

UMass Lowell’s Middle East Center for Peace, Culture and Development presented a screening of the documentary “Trials of Spring,” featuring speakers Chancellor Jacquie Moloney, director Gini Reticker and guest Hend Nafea, to a packed auditorium in O’Leary Library.

Directed by Oscar-nominated Reticker, “Trials” features a series of short films detailing women who were caught up in the midst of the Arab Spring. This subject matter is familiar ground for the director, whose work also includes the PBS series, “Women, War, and Peace,” and the critically acclaimed “Pray the Devil Back to Hell.”

The films, six in total, detailed a Bahraini dentist who inadvertently became an advocate, Syrian sisters who saw traditional garments as symbols for peace, a Yemeni woman and a Tunisian woman who both faced varying levels of opposition and support when running for office, and a late news anchor whose family recounted her courageous, political efforts.

One of the stories, which covered a young protester as she handled the aftermath of torture and unlawful charges at the hands of the Egyptian government, was about none other than the guest speaker, Nafea.

“We need to establish new channels, because the old channels of trying to organize ourselves as civil society have been broken.”

Nafea became a part of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 to protest the military’s control over Egypt. In an effort to crack down on the protests, the government charged Nafea and 229 other activists with arson after a building was burned down in Tahrir Square. However, during this time, Nafea was locked in a military hospital after being dragged by her hair, removed of her veil and clothes, beaten in the street and tortured by the military.

Today, Nafea is an advocate at the National Endowment for Democracy in Washington, D.C. and is still ac-

tive in improving the situation in her home country. During the film screening, Nafea touched on the issues that still plague Egypt.

“The regime in Egypt...is very oppressive,” she said. “There are many laws that are new that are against, for example, demonstration. They are limiting us in a society from participating and having a political voice.”

Revolutions during the Arab Spring most notably utilized social media to garner support and to organize protests. But Nafea says this is no longer the case, noting that regimes now closely monitor social media and arrest those that speak out online.

“We need to establish new channels, because the old channels of trying to organize ourselves as civil society have been broken,” said Nafea.

Despite the strides some U.S. officials and government offices have made in trying to help the situation in the Middle East, Nafea acknowledged the diplomatic irony.

“The US government is one of the strongest supporters of the [Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-]Sisi government,” she said. “My role here is that I’ve escaped this predicament and

what I’m doing is always [raising] my voice to bring life into focus on what is happening.”

The seriousness of the content and its relevance to recent terror attacks were not lost on the audience. Chancellor Moloney, who spoke a few words prior to the screening, noted that it is “important that we all pause and think about what’s happened around the world, and really that’s what today’s all about.”

After watching the women’s struggles unfold on screen and hearing Nafea’s fight for the Egypt she envisions, it would have been easy to leave the screening feeling cynical about the conflicts in the Middle East. But Chancellor Moloney’s parting words left the power to change in the hands of the UMass Lowell community.

“We are so fortunate to be at a university where this is first and foremost in our mind,” she said. “Our greatest hope is that you, our students, who are the next generation will...bring more love to the world.”

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Justin Bieber tries to find his purpose Henry St.Pierre Connector Staff

Every human being on Gaia’s skin had been anticipating it. The moment when the Canadian demigod, Justin Drew Bieber, would metamorphose from dungeon-dweller of tweenaged fandom to bona fide adult pop star. With his latest album, “Purpose: the Movement,” released on Nov. 13, Bieber may have finally found his purpose.

Every celebrity on Earth is under a microscope that would crack most people. Well, actually, celebrities are normal people, they just happen to be rich and famous. For every appearance on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” or “Ellen,” that hilarious roast on “Comedy Central,” and acts of charity, Bieber has also had mugshots, eggy incidents with neighbors and cameras catching the young man participating in acts of nefariousness. He has been called “immature” and harsher words many times. Bieber is very polarizing. If he could make music that was not so childish and annoying, perhaps he could win over some new fans.

Bieber’s 2012 album “Believe” was the Canadian’s first shot at transcending from boy pop sensation to adult singer. The album failed to separate the “Biebs” from his typical “Belieber” fan-base. So, Bieber and his entourage went back to the studio.

He dyed his hair and changed his hairstyle. He got a lot of tattoos and tried to change his public persona.

He had his Calvin Klein photoshoot Photoshopped.

Perhaps most importantly of all, he found Skrillex.

Skrillex’s impact on “Purpose: the Movement” cannot be understated. The EDM superstar helped give Bieber a brand new sound, a hybrid between EDM and pop that helped Bieber show off his airy

Justin prepares to be sworn in as lord of the Beliebers.

voice on spaced-out synthesizers and rhythms that crawl inside your brain and never want to leave. As a whole, “Purpose: the Movement” is a showcase of Bieber’s maturing voice to go along with an almost retro sound. The album definitely shows a maturity of musical ability. Nobody would deny that Bieber has talent, and he makes this talent evident throughout the album.

Every song on the deluxe edition of “Purpose: the Movement” brings something intangible to the album. Bieber displays that he can easily navigate through different genres. “No Pressure,” “No Sense” and “We Are” feature rappers on trap-style beats. Big Sean, Travis $cott and Nas wanted to be on Bieber’s album. Perhaps they wanted to be a part

‘Mockingjay Part 2’ review Owen Johnson Connector Staff

The “Hunger Games” movie franchise has been all over the place. Its first film was very good, its second film was great, and its third one was lacking in a lot of areas. Rest assured that while “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2” is not as good as the first and second movies, it more than makes up for the third movie and gives the series a satisfying finale.

Taking place where “Part 1” left off, Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) sneaks away from District 13 to the capitol in an effort to assassinate President Snow (Donald Sutherland). Upon arrival at the capitol, she is put into a star squad whose mission is to film propaganda for the rebels. After booby traps and capitol soldiers pin down the squad, they are forced to abandon their original mission and follow Katniss on her personal mission of killing Snow.

Following in the footsteps of such young adult series like “Harry Potter” and “Twilight,” this is part two of the final movie of the franchise. While monetary reasons were definitely in place when the decision was made, an argument can also be made for creativity towards the plan to split the movie into two parts. The second half of “Mockingjay,” which holds some of the most important parts of the whole franchise, was certainly worthy of getting its own movie. By splitting the film into two parts, the filmmakers could focus more attention to scenes instead of it becoming overstuffed with everything that needed to

be included.

The movie features a number of action sequences that are both well orchestrated and suspenseful with a range of diversity.

The movie ranges from typical war movie action sequences of enemies firing at one another to a scene where Katniss and her squad mates are being followed through a dank sewer by horrible creatures called mutts. This scene is particularly well handled, being a mixture of horror and action with suspenseful buildup and an exciting fight scene that has similar feeling to the hive scene from James Cameron’s “Aliens.”

The love triangle between Katniss, her best friend and hunting partner Gale (Liam Hemsworth), and her fellow Hunger Games victor Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) is present as ever in this movie. It is the first time that all three characters have been together all at once for the majority of the movie; the issue takes full attention of several scenes. While Katniss’ predicament is understandable, it is more annoying than romantic considering none of these three actors has much chemistry with one another. Considering the romance is one of the most critical parts of the entire franchise, it is a big problem.

Easily making up for the failures of “Part 1,” “Mockingjay, Part 2” acts well as a sendoff to the series and gives a nice sense of closure to the world and the characters we have come to know since 2012.

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Adele’s ‘25’ and the question of streaming

of it for financial gain, or maybe they truly liked what they heard. We will never know for sure.

When Justin Bieber sticks to simple piano or acoustic guitar, he shows that he does not require a typical pop beat to make an earworm. “Life is Worth Living” and “Purpose” show what Bieber can do when all the instrumentation is via piano.

“Love Yourself,” co-written by Ed Sheeran, is as simple as a song can get, but it works with Bieber’s smooth voice. “What Do You Mean?” is a Skrillex-produced track, but the acoustic version is easily found on YouTube. The music video shows a playful Bieber skateboarding, holding a puppy and wrestling some dude with a man bun. He is having fun in a non-criminal way. “I’ll Show You” is a shot at all his critics who seem to forget that Bieber is a human just like them, and he never had a chance to have a normal adolescence.

“Sorry” and “Been You” are purely infectious.

Both songs have amazing rhythms and are simply enjoyable to listen to. “Sorry” is a club banger with a fun dance music video to accompany it, and Bieber recently performed it electrically on Jimmy Fallon’s show. “Been You” sounds like a club banger from the 1980s or 1990s, and the chorus is insanely poisonous to the extent that the only antidote is to listen to the song on repeat for hours.

“Purpose,” whether you like or hate Bieber, is a good album. Deal with it. Ignore the artist and listen to the art. The album shows true maturity of voice, sound and character. If Bieber can clean up his act a little bit and become a more responsible young man, there is no reason why he could not continue to be a star for a long time. However, he should think about getting a haircut.

‘Osage County’ play review ►Continued from front page altering the props on stage to suit the scene, the cast uses a special multi-floor stage to portray the entire house all at once. While I am not certain if it was the cast’s decision to have the multi-level stage or if they were simply working around the way their stage was constructed, it nevertheless gave the show an incredible sense of place.

That said, the best set in the world would be easily forgotten without great actors to fill it, and in this respect “August: Osage County” does not disappoint. The entire cast does a stellar job bringing their respective characters to life, from Samantha Craig’s portrayal of the supportive yet bitter Mattie Fae to Patrick Garrigan’s role as the disgustingly slimy yet weirdly likeable Steve Heidebreet. Stephanie Maheu, in particular, was a delight to watch as arguable main character Barbara Fordman, easily making the character her own and giving a surprisingly nuanced performance that kept the role from slipping into stereotypical “straight woman in the madhouse” territory. The standout of the cast though is without question Alexis Tucker as Beverly’s wife Violet Weston, who utterly

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steals the show with her sarcastic wit, intense world-weariness and downright inspiring attention to character that fully brought out the tragedy of the woman who simultaneously suffers the most from Beverly’s absence and is the most to blame for it. She goes to some incredibly dark places by the play’s end and Tucker does not miss a beat on the way there.

I really do not think I have given the cast and crew of “August: Osage County” the praise that they deserve. There are so many things I want to give more praise to, from the excellent costume and make-up work for all the central characters, the stuttering and line interruptions added in that add a greater feeling of authenticity to the conversations, to even the actors interacting in the background after leaving their respective scenes, there is very little about this performance that I did not absolutely love. I sincerely wish this article could be printed earlier so I could urge anyone who can to see it, but the best I can give is a genuine job well done to everyone involved and a plea to see the next Theater Arts show, whenever it may be. If nothing else, I certainly will be attending.

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This past Friday, Adele’s new album was released online. Each song was written in cooperation with other respected musicians, including Samuel Dixon and Bruno Mars. The official release of the album has been the economic and critical success one would expect of the accomplished artist. A suspected 2.5 million copies will be sold, numbers unheard of in recent years. While definitely well written beautiful music, as good as or better than her previous albums, some believe Adele is playing it safe and did not take many risks with this new album, sticking with her signature style

of music to live up to the hype of her previous albums.

The first song on the album is the song which was released prior and already has gained massive popularity, “Hello.” This song is mostly piano-based, as many of Adele’s songs are and expresses pain with ease and elegance in her classic fashion. The song is, in a sense, a perfect return for Adele. The lyrics read “I was wondering if after all these years you’d like to meet,” a witty reference to the gap her fans had to endure, waiting four years since the release of “21.” Despite being the first song and originally a single, this is definitely the centerpiece and cornerstone of her album.

With the release of this album

comes the renewal of further controversy concerning artists and streaming. Adele has elected not to allow streaming of this album, at least at first, meaning that the only way to appreciate her album will be to purchase or illegally download the music.

Other artists have in the past chosen to refuse streaming, including Taylor Swift, whose entire body of work cannot be found on Spotify but on other less popular sites.

While for listeners streaming is a wonderful option – free or cheap with a wide selection of music – artists find the practice controversial. Artists lose some control of their art by giving the rights to streaming companies, and there have in the past been issues with

royalty payments. In the music industry today, however, allowing your music to be streamed is almost imperative to success. Adele is one of the few popular, powerful artists who can afford to defend their positions and refuse to stream their works.

Controversy aside, Adele’s new album was worth the wait. A lot of people believe her work is a little edgier rather than especially revolutionary or innovative. There is a lot to love about Adele’s signature style. “Hello” alone is a hauntingly beautiful song, and the rest of the album is just as beautiful and dramatic, everything one would expect from a talent like Adele. It is definitely worth the buy, since streaming is not an option.

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CAMPUS LIFE

South Campus’ new dining hall What to expect when you are starving Katrina Desrosiers Connector Editor

South Campus is currently undergoing a major change in dining with the up and coming McGauvran Student Center.

With this addition, there will be a new all-you-care-to-eat dining facility on the first floor, and Subway, Freshii, a bakery, café and a grab-and-go market on the second. On the third floor, there will be seven new classrooms and seminar areas, which are essential to provide enough space for our growing student body.

As if that is not enough, there will be a faculty and staff lounge and learning commons accompanied by a fireplace. In the winter months especially, students will be able to walk from the library to McGauvran in the heated, enclosed walkway. South Campus will finally see these completed renovations just in time for the spring semester.

Mill City Restaurant will be turned into green space extending from O’Leary Library to Coburn Hall.

Removing Mill City and upgrading to McGauvran will give South Campus goers more of a variety to choose from for meals.

“Because I’m usually in a rush, I never have time to wait for the healthier options to be made and always just go to the section that had the French fries,” sophomore Michaela Goss said.

With these new dining locations, will it be easier for our students to access their daily nutritional needs, even in a rush? McGauvran is about to make some huge changes on South Campus and having more healthful foods readily available is one of them.

“I think the dining hall has enough for what students need,” says Clinical Laboratory and Nutritional Sciences Professor Mary Kate Keyes. “I am not sure that they [students] are educated enough or know enough to find those options.”

Many students may not know what daily requirements they need, but there are resources available for them to find those needs out. MyPlate and MyFitnessPal are two interactive tools that can educate students on their personal dietary requirements. Like Prof. Keyes said, the dining hall does have enough for students’ needs, but that does not mean they are accessing them; these tools may help.

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students to get “their recommendations of five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day…but they don’t sometimes know where to look or they fill up on stuff that’s not that healthy.

Or they choose to have pizza which is always available, instead of go to the salad bar for example, or doing a little bit of both.”

Adding Freshii – a Canadian chain featuring wraps, burritos, salads and smoothies – and new dining hall stations may solve those problems. On the first floor, there will be a “Full Plate” for home-cooked meals; “Broadway Deli” for sandwiches; salads at “Wilder Farms;” gluten free options at “Choices;” and a late-night takeout grill.

“I think having a Freshii will, I hope, mean that people are eating more veggies,” Keyes said. This could be true, and by eating here students can knock out two to three of their vegetable servings for the day.

“As far as the dining facilities, I imagine the standard will go up a little bit because they’ll have new ovens, new refrigeration, [and] brand new stuff… that will hopefully translate into a better quality meal. But you’ll still have the same staff working there, so it kind of depends on their training,” said Keyes.

For students to be more aware of what they should be eating, UMass Lowell Dining has a website and an app to develop healthy food options.

Not many students know about or use

these tools; Keyes believes that with promotion, students will take advantage of them to keep track of their nutritional needs.

Advertising and signage is always an option to make sure students are aware of healthful options, but audience is a big factor in whether or not they will pick up on these hints.

“If you had a sign next to the salad bar that said ‘don’t forget to fill up on veggies’ I don’t know that the audience, the college student, would be susceptible to that messaging,” said Keyes.

A newer trend our dining has experienced over the last few years is an increase in needs for gluten-free food.

The new facility will have a more developed, dedicated gluten-free section for students who have these dietary restrictions.

Keyes has talked to dining hall employees about this trend and found out that sometimes, parents get involved.

It is very important that students with restrictions, no matter what they may be, have food that is accessible and can provide them with their daily requirements.

As a university, there are multiple areas where students can find something to eat, but there is always room for improvement.

“Subway isn’t like spectacular quality food, but I’d rather see a kid eat a turkey sub for lunch than nothing,” Keyes said.

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jumbled out letters; the winner was decided on who got the most words in the end. .When the dust settled and the sun loomed on the horizon one team stood atop the others, Andrew’s Team, consisting of six members of Alpha Omega. The team developed the name from a place of love.

Olivia Marshall, a member of Alpha Omega, had recently found that her little brother, Andrew, was diagnosed with leukemia. The women banded together and renamed their team in honor of the brave young man, and decided to dedicate their winnings, six $100 Visa gift cards, all towards Andrew.

It is this kind of selflessness and . caring that St. Jude loves to see every year, as they provide treatments and cures for the worst pediatric cases. The Connector got the chance to speak to Marty McGarrigle and Caitie Horan, two of the St. Jude staff that helped put on the event.

St. Jude, based out of Memphis, Tennessee, has been helping the community around the world for years, specializing in pediatric care. “St. Jude’s doesn’t charge the families anything,”

says Horan, “St. Jude’s covers all of it and gives the family a bill regardless of background, race or gender.” .McGarrigle, when asked about what else St. Jude does said, “All research is shared freely, unlike every other medical company: no licensing, no trademarks. They [other hospitals] can use St. Jude’s research for free.”

Such research includes a genome project put on by St. Jude to help map out a child’s genome to try and pinpoint where cancer begins in pediatric cases.

When asked why choose colleges . instead traditional venues, like ballrooms and galas, for fundraising McGarrigle said the founder of St. Jude Danny Thomas, “had his first fundraisers with college kids, he knew they were passionate and we [college students] are driven.” And with that drive it is creating “donors for life.”

St. Jude could not be more ecstatic about the support UMass Lowell has shown in the two years they have been here. “It’s always difficult to start something up,” says Horan, “but the jump we’ve had in participants and money raised has been insane!” From last year to this year the amount raised more than doubled from just over $17,000 raised to a whopping $36,661.

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SPORTS

Malcolm Butler is not a number one corner…yet Kyle Gaudette Connector Editor

Wait what? Did you seriously just read that headline? Are you questioning my sanity?

Now are you getting annoyed by these series of questions which from a journalistic sense is an unorthodox way to begin an article?

Do I have your attention now?

As we all know, Tom Brady and his gorgeous hair has led the New England Patriots to an impressive 9-0 start to the

regular season. Brady’s numbers have been historically good (3043 yards, 24 touchdowns to 3 interceptions), but a growing story line this season has been the play of the Patriots defense. Most notably, cornerback Malcolm Butler has been on many people’s radar.

After an impressive performance shadowing Odell Beckham, Jr., arguably the best wide receiver in the game, many fans were clamoring over how much they love Butler. The praise of

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Everyone remembers Malcolm Butler’s pick in Superbowl XLIX.

number one corner material rained down upon a player who has made only two significant plays in his young career; the Superbowl 49 interception, and knocking the ball from Beckham Jr. in the endzone to keep the Patriots within a field goal of the lead.

Now do not get me wrong, I think Butler is a great player with a ton of upside. No one can question the effort he gives on every down, and it is refreshing to have a “homegrown,” physical cornerback – I am finally getting over the nightmare-inducing thoughts of high-end draft picks being spent on Tavon Wilson and Ras-I Dowling. If you do not know those names you are proving my point.

However, what many seem to be overlooking is that it was just one game.

Butler played spectacular coverage on Beckham after the 87-yard touchdown where he got burned. Yes, he got burned. If Devin McCourty did not misplay his coverage then the touchdown would have been saved, but Beck-

ham was catching that ball regardless. But one game does not change an entire season of mediocrity.

Let us not forget when he allowed nine receptions on 10 targets for 142 yards and a touchdown when matched against Antonio Brown on opening day. Jarvis Landry of the Dolphins had success against Butler, and he also got torched by the Jets’ number two wide receiver Eric Decker for 96 yards on six receptions.

It is simple, if Malcolm Butler was a number one defensive back then opposing quarterbacks would not be throwing at him!

It is still agreed upon that Darrelle Revis has been the best cornerback in the league for the past five to six years, but has not once led the league in interceptions. Why is that you ask, because no one wants to throw the ball to his side of the field.

I will give Butler credit, he passes the eye test. His performance against Beckham Jr. was fantastic, and hopefully a sign that the young corner-

back is improving. However, one game does not get me too excited.

In fact this season will not even be the benchmark as to whether or not I will know if Butler can be a number one corner. I remember McCourty’s rookie season when he finished second in the league with seven interceptions and how excited everyone was that coach Belichick finally drafted a legit defensive back. I am pretty sure that ended with McCourty needing a couple seasons to finally find his niche at safety.

I do not see Butler being a one-and-done guy who will fade down the depth chart after the season ends; he is just too talented for that to happen. But I think we all need to pump the brakes and realize it was just one game.

Like I said before, the dude has only made two plays of noteworthy significance up until this point in his career.

Lets all just relax before we do something stupid and start comparing Butler to Deion Sanders or something.

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November 24, 2015

SPORTS

UMass Lowell falls 67-57 to Columbia in home opener Michaela Hyde and Alexa Hyde Connector Staff

The UMass Lowell women’s basketball team fell to Columbia in their home opener, with a final score of 6757 Friday night at Costello Athletic Center.

“Our ladies played hard; we didn’t lose because of lack of effort ... It came down to putting the ball in the hole,” said Head Coach Jenerrie Harris. “We want to go through these bumps now so we are prepared for the time we get to conference.”

Player of the game sophomore forward Kayla Gibbs earned a double-double with a career-high 23 points and 10 rebounds. “It was all off my teammates,” said Gibbs. “They were giving me the ball and were making it easy for me.”

Senior River Hawk forward Lindsey Doucette tipped off the night and

UMass Lowell quickly took an early four-point lead against the visitors.

Five minutes into the game, however, the River Hawks lost their only lead as Columbia went on to score 20 points to the River Hawks’ 11 in the first quarter.

The second quarter saw similar results for the River Hawks, with UMass Lowell scoring first in the quarter but remaining behind Columbia. UMass Lowell saw more scoring opportunities, however, and earned 17 points to Columbia’s 18.

UMass Lowell entered the third period with a 10-point deficit, but came out of the locker room strongly as the River Hawks outscored their opponent 15 to 13. Doucette and forward Nicole Riddick saw a strong defensive quarter for UMass Lowell, while Gibbs sparked the offense with a personal gain of nine points in the quar-

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"The team in front of me are awesome," said Boyle. "My job is to stop the first one, and if there's a rebound they're doing a great job of clearing it out."

The scoreboard looked the same after one period as it did when the puck first dropped at 7 pm. Both teams came out flying up and down the ice, but it was Notre Dame who led the shot category 8-6 when the squads headed to the locker room for first intermission.

Evan Campbell started the scoring with his second goal of the season coming on the man advantage. The River Hawks displayed great puck movement within their own zone during

the powerplay. Campbell took control of the puck at the blue line, and put it past Peterson with a beautiful backhand shot.

The lead was short lived, however, as the Fighting Irish answered with a goal just a minute later. Thomas Dipauli poked the puck past Boyle in a scrum in front of the net for his fifth goal of the season.

The goal did not get to Boyle, as the goalie stopped all 14 shots he faced in a third period that was full of good scoring chances.

"Every inch had to be earned, and we did that," said Bazin. "It turned into a little bit more then tight defense.

There were several chances in the third that opened up a bit."

The Fighting Irish scored both of their goals in Friday night's match up on the powerplay, going an impressive 2-5. They got their first opportunity midway through the first period when Evan Campbell went to the box for slashing. The River Hawks had no problem killing off the penalty, however, as Notre Dame failed to register a shot on goal during the man advantage.

On the night, UMass Lowell went 2-3 on the powerplay, while Notre Dame went 0-5.

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Kevin Boyle had another sensational night in net, recording 35 saves to lift UML.

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The River Hawks Tuesday, Nov. 24 4 pm MBB vs. Wheelock could not overcome the eight-point differTuesday, Nov. 24 6 pm WBB vs. Bryant ence that started the fourth quarter. ColumFriday, Nov. 27 2 pm H ockey vs. Northeastern bia went on to score 16 points to the River 2 pm WBB at Rhode Island Saturday, Nov 28 Hawks’ 14 points.

With the evenly Saturday, Nov. 28 2 pm Hockey vs. Brown paced final quarter, the game was closely con2 pm MBB vs. Cornell Sunday, Nov. 29 tested until the end.

UMass Lowell comFor more sports information and full game schedules visit goriverhawks.com Bradel mitted seven fouls in the quarter, while Columbia added another season while Columbia climbs to 3-0. four. The last five minutes of the game UMass Lowell will face Bryant Unisaw UMass Lowell trailing by only six versity at Costello Athletic Center points, but Columbia continued to Tuesday night at 6 p.m. pull away as time ticked down in the 67-57 River Hawk loss.

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River Hawks drop 83-57 decision at no. 18 Notre Dame UMass Lowell Athletics

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Sophomore Matt Harris (Erie, Pa.) registered a team- and season-high 16 points, as the UMass Lowell men's basketball team (1-2) dropped an 83-57 decision at No. 18 Notre Dame (3-0) on Saturday afternoon.

"I think in spots, we saw some progress today," said Head Coach Pat Duquette. "The most obvious thing to me was we played a very good basketball team. They are a legitimate, top-20 team, who has a lot of talent and plays the right way. They space the floor and make you pay for mistakes. We saw some good things, particularly from our young guys, but we still have a way to go. This was a good teaching lesson for us, for sure."

Harris tied a career best with four, three-point field goals in the outing.

Redshirt freshman Dontavious Smith (Cullen, La.) paced the team on the boards, pulling down a personal-best eight rebounds. Junior Tyler Livingston added to the offense with nine points for the third consecutive game, while redshirt sophomore Jahad Thomas (Williamsport, Pa.) posted seven points and seven rebounds, as well.

Notre Dame jumped out to an early, 10-2 advantage before freshman Ryan Jones (Rio Rancho, N.M.) hit a three from the wing to make it a two possession game at 15:40 in the first.

The Fighting Irish followed with a 15-3 spurt, though, to pull away, 25-8, with less than 10 minutes remaining in the half.

The River Hawks sped up the tempo of the game with a pair of buckets from Livingston and one Thomas in the next two minutes to make the

score 27-15 at 7:20.

Late in the half, senior DJ Mlachnik (Muskego, Wis.) knocked down a deep three to spark an 11-2 UMass Lowell run, cutting the difference back to single digits at 33-24 with 2:56 left in the half. However, the Fighting Irish answered with seven of the final nine points of the period to take a 4026 advantage into the break.

The home squad tallied the first seven points coming out of halftime.

Redshirt freshman Josh Gantz (Grove City, Ohio) floated one in to get the River Hawks on the board, but Notre Dame then used a 14-4 stretch to extend the margin to 62-32 with 10:52 to play. Livingston ended five scoreless minutes for the River Hawks before Smith added two baskets from down low to help UMass Lowell outscore Notre Dame, 11-4, in the next three minutes and make the score 70-47.

The visitors were unable to come any closer, as the Fighting Irish secured the 83-57 decision.

Zach Auguste led four double-digit scorers for Notre Dame with a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds. Demetrius Jackson chipped in with 15 points, while Steve Vasturia and Bonzie Colson logged 12 and 11 points, respectively.

Saturday's contest marked the first meeting ever between UMass Lowell and Notre Dame in the sport of men's basketball. The River Hawks return home to host Wheelock College in the first game of a doubleheader with the UMass Lowell women's basketball team on Tuesday, November 24.

Tipoff for the men's game is slated for 4 p.m. at Costello Athletic Center.