Observer Department: Campus Life
African students hold fashion show
By: Cleo Brigham Staff Writer On Wednesday, April 20, the African Students Club held an African attire fashion show in Spurk’s Hawrylciw Theater. In addition to the many items of traditional clothing modeled, club member Ercania sang a Haitian song. The club was also joined by former NECC professor Jane…
MedFlight lands on campus
After a serious car accident on Interstate 495 on Wednesday, April 20, a MedFlight helicopter was forced to land on the NECC’s sports fields to meet an ambulance which was carrying a seriously injured person. As the ambulances and fire engines began to arrive on campus, nobody blinked an eye,…
Student leadership retreat meets
Student leaders from NECC attended a Massachusetts Higher Education Student Leadership Retreat at Fitchburg State University in Fitchburg, MA. The leadership retreat began in 2002, after a task force took two years to see how they could improve the quality of student life on all campuses across the state. After…
NECC Students volunteer at Lazarus House
When spring break comes, students at NECC are looking for something productive to do. One of the ways they can do that is through the school’s Safe Spring Break activities. This year NECC offered students the opportunity to work in different shelters around the Merrimack Valley. Karla Marte, a Business…
Seasonal celebration a success
The annual Seasonal Celebration was held on the Haverhill campus on Wednesday, Dec. 9. The Seasonal Celebration is a get-together to commemorate the different holidays that happen in the month of December such as Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. The festivities are enjoyed by many of the faculty, staff, students and…
Relieve stress with fun and games
With the end of the semester nearing and stress levels rising among students, the Sports and Fitness Center has some events to help you relieve stress. In the coming week there will be three tournaments going on to help relieve some of the stress. The first event will take place…
Library construction is ongoing
By Carly Columbo, Correspondent “Improvements can be noisy … we appreciate your patience as we try to make the library better,” says the sign that stands before the entrance of Northern Essex’s Bentley Library on Haverhill Campus. Inside, just eight computers stand in the library along with four tables directly…
Student Senate News
The Student Senate meets every Wednesday from 3-5 p.m. in A112 on the Haverhill Campus and L244 on the Lawrence campus. Excerpts from the Nov. 4 meeting minutes: *Senate welcomed David Gingerella as a guest *Jaqueline Torres, Programming Chair of Lawrence was relieved of her duties due to excessive absences;…
Letter: Police Academy
With All Due Respect In the last edition of the Observer, two separate articles were written about the nuisance created by the police academy now present at the Haverhill campus. The complaints centered around the supposed intimidating drills the recruits practice on the quad, the amount of parking spots taken…
Trainees trigger debate on campus
Opinions on campus regarding the addition of the Methuen Police Academy and Essex County Sheriff’s Department vary widely. The debate began on the quad and in the hallways but quickly has moved into Student Senate meetings, the pages of the NECC Observer and even onto social media. Former student Faith…
