NECC Observer

The student news website of Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill and Lawrence, Mass.


Behind the scenes of the NECC Observer

By  and        May 6, 2022 At Northern Essex Community College, journalism students have the chance to have their class stories featured in Northern Essex Community College’s own newspaper, The NECC...
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Why are less and less students choosing college in 2022?

By  and        May 6, 2022 Less and less students are attending college as the pandemic continues to show its effects on our country, and academic professionals are wondering what this is going to mean for...
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Weighing the benefits of choosing a community college

By  and        May 6, 2022 When choosing what college to attend for the next 4 years of life, it can be quite a daunting task. It feels like you’re being pulled in so many different directions, with this...
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Students react to potential changes to Twitter

By  and        May 6, 2022 Across several mainstream media outlets it is reported that Elon Musk has purchased popular social media app, Twitter. Twitter is a social media platform designed in a way that...
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Elon Musk captures the blue bird

By  and        May 6, 2022 It’s not over until the blue bird sings, but it looks like Elon Musk is ready to give the app a new song. Twitter’s board has accepted Elon Musk’s 44 billion dollar offer to buy...
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Gun violence in America

By  and        May 6, 2022 I believe in our Second Amendment Rights to bear arms, but I do not think that regular citizens should be able to acquire automatic or semiautomatic assault rifles. There has...
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Would the real pedophiles please stand up? The irony of Republicans calling Democrats pro-pedophilia

By  and        May 6, 2022 During the Supreme Court Justice confirmation hearing of Ketanji Brown Jackson, Sen. Josh Hawley accused Jackson of being soft on child pornography offenders. Court records show...
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