Observer Department: Campus Life

NECC Haverhill Transfer Day

Northern Essex hosted its annual transfer fair on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Rosalie Catalano, transfer and academic advisor at NECC, says that the event was held in hopes of drawing in a crowd of at least 100 students for the 58 colleges in attendance. This year they exceeded 100 attendees and…

COG Involves Community in Fundraiser

By Carly Colombo NECC’s Community Outreach Group, also known as COG, is holding a bake sale Oct. 28 in the Spurk building lobby from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Proceeds from the sale will benefit breast cancer patients at Holy Family Hospital. “We’re trying to create more events open to the public…

Community College Life

By Andrea Davis Many students who attend community college feel that their college experience varies greatly from those students who attend a university. It’s no secret that dorm life plays a huge role in a college student’s experience. When someone hears the word “college,” they might think of red Solo cups, bonding with…

Deterring Sexual Violence on Campus

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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 five college women and one in 16 men will experience some form of non-consensual sexual experience by the time they graduate.…

Students Struggle to get Social at NECC

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 so students in your area can anonymously post their thoughts. Others in the area can anonymously comment on these posts…

Parnassus Accepting Submissions

Parnassus is the nationally recognized and award winning literary magazine featuring student artwork, poetry, creative nonfiction, photography, and short stories submitted by students of NECC. It also featured guest authors such as Stephen King, Gregory Maguire and Junot Diaz in years prior. It gets published yearly and comes out in…

Community College is an Opportunity Well Worth the Price of Admission

Going away to college can be a huge shock. First, you have the feeling of insecurity from not being at home and not knowing anyone.  Then there’s the added pressure of classes, making friends, meeting professors, keeping your grades up and the huge financial burden that most college students have…

Counseling Office is Here to Help

The Counseling Office is here to help college kids keep a grip in the middle of the pressures and stressors of our home, school and work lives. Marcia Winters is the coordinator of counseling on the Haverhill campus, while Karen MacDonald is the mental health counselor on the Lawrence campus.…

Online tutoring with Smarthinking

Aside from the tutoring center on campus and fellow students to help out, did you know that NECC offers Smarthinking online tutoring? According to the website, Smarthinking is “an academic support program that gives students online access to live, one-to-one assistance from over 1500 trained and qualified tutors.” Note that…

Volunteering at Northern Essex

Volunteering locally provides experience for  students By Alyssa Torres Correspondent   Students, faculty and staff are welcome to participate in the opportunity to give back to the community monthly, on a mission to end hunger. Volunteer opportunities are available on Oct. 22 for Northern Essex Community College students, faculty and…