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Students and staff on the third floor of the C Building recently had to grapple with issues caused by a persistently leaking ceiling on the third floor. The issue led to trash cans being placed throughout the floor to manage the water dripping into the hallways, but this temporary solution has introduced additional challenges. The placement of these trash cans obstructed pathways, making it difficult for people to navigate safely, especially those with mobility challenges.…
Opinion comics by Narjis Musa, Observer correspondent
We are living in a time of unprecedented growth and change. The college campus is the ultimate forum of debate, discussion and establishment of an individual’s intellectual identity. It is in these spaces where students are not only tasked with understanding the past but reckoning with the present and molding the philosophical hopes and intentions of our collective future. As this generation’s batch of philosophical trailblazers and world movers existing in a strange, new world…
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By Quinlan Cooke, Opinion Editor
For years, NECC has hosted hundreds of local high school students and allowed them to take college classes while still attending their high schools. Recently, this program has undergone some changes and adjustments, and the future of the program will look a little different than in previous years; the availability of online classes, potential Whittier merge, and more. NECC has a long-standing relationship with local high schools and has programs in place with them to give students the opportunity to attend college classes and earn credits while still in high school. Recently, some students have been taking online classes and…
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Sports
By Kathryn Pelczar, Correspondent
Men’s basketball team makes it to the national championship The Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team is proving once again that they have what it takes to compete at the national level. For the third consecutive year, the Knights have secured a regional championship. They finished ninth in the NJCAA national tournament, finishing their season with a win over Dallas-Mountain View College on March 12, by a 107-99 final score and in the process finished the season with a 29-4 overall record and 9th place national tournament finish in the 12-team tournament. In the opening round of the champtionships,…
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Arts & Entertainment
By Shaun Hood, Arts and Entertainment Editor
Q&A with Professor Brianne Beatrice Mirrorajah Metcalfe, Ana Barrera and Theater Professor Brianne Beatrice. Recently, the NECC Observer had a chance to chat with Theater Program Coordinator Brianne Beatrice. We talked a lot about the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, as well as NECC Theater as a whole. Follow the program on Instagram @necctheater and check out the interview below! Shaun Hood: How was the theater festival this year? Brianne Beatrice: It was incredible. We participated in the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship competition. We had Mirrorajah Metcalfe, who is a student at the college, partnered with Ana Barrera team…
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By Narjis Musa, Correspondent
Opinion comics by Narjis Musa, Observer correspondent
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