NECC Observer

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


Technology is Susceptible to Errors

By        October 7, 2015 The NECC community got a hard reminder this week: like anything else designed and operated by humans, technology is fallible.  7,800 people were deleted from the school’s...
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Deterring Sexual Violence on Campus

By  and        October 7, 2015 Despite the ongoing crisis of sexual violence on college campuses, NECC remains one of the safest schools in the Northeast. According to the National Institute of Justice, one in...
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NECC reflects on Oregon shootings

By        October 7, 2015 Last week, another school became a headline when a 26-year-old armed man opened fire on his fellow students and teachers, killing nine people and wounding nine others. The killer...
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Mock Election

By        October 7, 2015 In the last edition of the Observer, we asked our readers to participate in our mock elections. 54 people sent us their responses. With a whopping 63 percent of the vote, Bernie...
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Over 4,000 attend NH Democratic Party State Convention

By        October 7, 2015 By Richard Padova and Andrew Morse Special to The Observer Two Northern Essex professors, Andrew Morse and Richard Padova, were among more than 4,000 delegates and guests,...
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Students Struggle to get Social at NECC

By        October 7, 2015 By Carly Colombo Correspondent Some students at NECC are turning to a popular app, Yik Yak, to socialize with one another and speak their minds. This forum uses location services...
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Service Desk Battles Account Issues

By        October 7, 2015 On Sept. 27, students noticed difficulties getting on to myNECC, their student email accounts and Blackboard. Around 1:30 p.m. the following day, the NECC alert messages started...
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