NECC Observer

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


Single parenting in modern America

By        December 8, 2020 According to the U.S Census, single parent families make up around 32% of the 11 million families that have children under the age of 18, with single mothers being the primary...
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Three generations of Northern Essex Students share their experience at the community college    

By        December 8, 2020 How has the experience of Northern Essex Community College changed over the years? Three generations of NECC students reflect on their time at the school and offer alumni tips on...
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Students share how pandemic has affected mental health

By        November 19, 2020 According to a Nov. 11 Boston Globe article, since the pandemic young adults have been experiencing higher rates of depression and other mental health concerns as the COVID-19...
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Social media leads to an acceptance dilemma

By        November 10, 2020 Social media has become an enormously powerful tool that society has used for many different purposes. From Facebook to Instagram to many others we now have more ways to connect...
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Social media in the time of COVID-19: How the pandmic has changed the way we use social media in 2020

By        November 10, 2020     Social media has been part of our daily lives since the early 2000s. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way many of us use it.   Gyani Pradhan Wong Ah Sui, 18, of...
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Pandemic impacting mental and physical health

By        October 28, 2020 It is no surprise that many people find the COVID-19 pandemic stressful both physically and mentally. The actions that we take to protect ourselves and others from the COVID...
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Social-distancing and lockdown affecting students’ sleep habits

By        October 28, 2020 Online students get more screen time and have a more flexible schedule, but this may be affecting the sleeping habits of students. An Italian study published May 15 in the ...
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A Halloween like no other

By        October 26, 2020 Now ten months in, it is no secret that the year 2020 has been anything but traditional for the entire country in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. With Massachusetts deemed...
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