University of Massachusetts Lowell

Yet instead of immediately meeting up with my hosts I felt the need to spend some time alone with the city, visit familiar sites, retrace old steps. After literally bumping into two very surprised friends (because Boston is where such serendipity happens) I journeyed out to my undergrad school, University of Massachusetts-Boston. It was nine o’clock by the time I wandered down its quiet Harborwalk and found a bench to mediate with the bay’s moonlit waters by. (UMass Boston is a seaside campus). I thought upon this town’s sense of intimacy; of the sadness of having left it, of the desires that kept me away and made me long to return. A lone male-bodied jogger in gray sweats and a hoodie ran by, making me think how we, academics and others, all occupy the lonely space of long-distance runners at some…

why I chose this topic University of Massachusetts Amherst has been joined “The Real Food” challenge for three years. I’ve seen the posters and boards towards “The Real food” challenge in the dinning hall but without knowing what “the real food” stands for. After doing the research. I getting to know that “Real Food” means the food is grown locally, heathy and sustainable. This year UMass dining has been ranked number 1 in the nation by Princeton Review. According to the Princeton Review…

One company that I previously interned for and would be interested in pursuing a career at is WGBH, a radio and television facility located in the Brighton suburb of Boston, Massachusetts. The first thing I wanted to know is what the call letters WGBH stand for. After some research I discovered that the “W” – indicates that the station is located east of the Mississippi River (a “K” is used for stations to the west) and “GBH” - stands for Great Blue Hill (named for the blue hue of the granite…

Immediately following graduation, I plan to continue my education in Social Work by going graduate school. I have already applied for the University of Maryland School of Social Work along with Morgan State University, both located in Baltimore. The Maryland school of Social Work is my first preference because I believe this school will provide me with a new, diverse environment and pave the way for tremendous growth and development. Also, I am choosing to obtain my MSW in Baltimore for two…

UMass Lowell is a public institution where scholars, coming from all kinds of locations, can practice their education to their advantage to study for the career they wish to pursue. Whether students live on campus or commute to the campus on a daily basis, they recognize that it can be reasonable to access and travel to no matter where they come from. While most students live in a residence hall on campus, others can commute from their hometowns, using any form of transportation they can…

On Tuesday I had a chance to meet Tyler Clemente, a freshman in Bridgewater State University studying computer science. He was born on August 4th, 1999 and has 4 brothers at home. Tyler graduated from Tri County Regional High school in Franklin Massachusetts and came to BSU in high hopes of exceeding on the football team. His love for sports was transparent as he talked about playing sports, like basketball, baseball, and football, since the age of four. During the interview I had a chance to…

Anne Sexton was born Anne Gray Harvey on November 9, 1928 in Newton, Massachusetts. Sexton was the daughter of Ralph Churchill Harvey and Mary Gray Staples and the youngest of three children. In 1945, she was enrolled in Rogers Hall in order to deal with her rebellious attitude and turn her into a mature woman. Sexton began writing poetry in Rogers Hall and after graduating she went to Garland School in Boston, where she met her future husband, Alfred Muller Sexton II. After the marriage they…

Born by the name Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac on the 12th of March, 1922, Jack Kerouac always had a story. Whether it was about travelling, religion, or just of times with his friends, Kerouac was never shy to share his tales with the public. Born from a French-Canadian background, Kerouac had an odd childhood. From a young age, Jack Kerouac lived in multiple different French-Canadian neighborhoods in Lowell, Massachusetts, living on the language of joual, a common dialect of many…

Self Eulogy Family and friends we have gathered here today to celebrate the life of a woman with great soul. Today marks the end of an extra-ordinary journey that began 91 years ago. Ogechukwu Philomena Anuta wish to die peacefully in her home. She was born in Enugu Nigeria, on June 26, 1982, to the late Nijedeka Philomena and Thomas Chukwugaekwu Anuta. Oge as known by family, friends and coworkers graduated from St. Johns of God secondary school Awka, attended Nnamdi Azikwe university Awka…

Sylvia Plath established a brilliant academic record and exhibited talent both as an artist and as a writer, publishing her first short story in Seventeen magazine soon after finishing high school. Her academic and literary successes continued after her admission to Smith College in the fall of 1950. The recipient of several prestigious scholarships, she performed impressively in her college courses and published her works in several national magazines, earning, among other accolades, a summer…