Observer Department: Editorial
Organize, prioritize, accomplish
At the heart of being an effective student, in my experience, is three words, which are Focus, Prioritize, Accomplish. While this credo might be a bit simplistic for some more complicated situations, at very least I’ve found these rules to be a useful place to start when I find…
CNN anchor jumps the shark
On Monday the 29th of October, CNN anchor Don Lemon sparked an outrage when he made comments on air that asserted that the greatest terror threat in the country is white men. According to the Washington Post, the comment in question was “... we have to stop demonizing people and…
Midterm musings
The midterm elections are fast approaching, and candidates, celebrities and businesses alike are taking part in a nationwide push to energize the youth to become politically involved in the ballot box. Though, in the turbulent social and political environment, perhaps more than ever, the young vote is disheartened, disgusted or…
Guilty until proven innocent?
The present firestorm over Judge Kavanaugh’s potential appointment to the Supreme Court may be the peak of the many trials (be they legal or public opinion) of the #Metoo movement. Begun and intended as a massive push against sexual assault and harassment in Hollywood, then across the business world, the …
Online censorship stifles discourse
Recent actions by major social media platforms heralds the restriction of free expression and the collapse of partisan discourse Social Media, for all the regulations, terms of service, and monitoring has largely been a wild place for a long time. There has often been simply too many comments,…
Students need to be proactive about future
Like many other students who plan on continuing their education after receiving a degree from Northern Essex, I participated in last Friday’s Haverhill transfer day. After this semester, I’ll have fulfilled all my degree requirements and plan to move on to finish my Bachelors Degree in journalism. However, it didn’t…
Observer staff just want to stay connected
Whether you know it or not, we owe you an apology. We have fallen way behind with regard to our website this semester and it appears that we will not be able to implement some of the changes that we had hoped to accomplish. Technology issues have been hindering our…
Unable to stay connected
If you type “Macintosh pinwheel” into a google search bar, you will find countless articles and comments from irritated customers saying things such as the following, from a 2009 CNet article: “Patience may be a virtue, but in the case of Mac OS X’s dreaded spinning pinwheel process indicator, even…
The Observer is a space for every student voice
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been asked (at least three times) why we ran Dan Potocki’s scathing letter to the editor in the March 9 issue. My answer each time has been the same: the Observer tries hard to be a place where everyone in the NECC community can…
Letter to the Editor: Observer staff incompetent
The follow is a Letter to the Editor that I'm submitting to the Observer. If I can be of assistance in anyway please let me know. I look forward to hearing from you. -Daniel Potocki Editor, The Observer, the award winning student newspaper of Northern Essex Community College, has failed…
