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Athletics Department Bruins trip
The Department of Athletics is sponsoring a trip to a Bruins game next month. [pullquote]"So that fact that I'm able to go to some-thing I haven't done before with my friends at an affordable Price is exciting" - Brian Chavarria[/pullquote] The trip will be on November 5th when the Bruins…
Runners brave rain for Campus Classic
By The wind and the rain were no match for the 132 enthusiastic runners who participated in the Sixth Annual Northern Essex Community College Campus Classic 5K held Saturday, Oct. 13, on the Haverhill campus. The top three runners were under 14 years of age. Jared Khalil, 13, of Newton,…
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 …
Parking change pays off
This upcoming school year is all about change, and this one will have a big impact. Many students may not know that the school has officially changed the parking policy. This means students will have the freedom to park at any lot available for free. After brief interviews with new…
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,…
Volleyball team winless in first season
After almost four years without a volleyball team, the program was resurrected this season. When sports sign-up day at Northern Essex came around, the table where prospective volleyball players were meeting was the table with the most buzz. For a program coming back after being gone for multiple seasons, this…
A Jitters Thank You
One of NECC’s own, Melissa Merrill, who works in the Jitter’s cafeteria, would like to send an immense thank you to the faculty and staff for their wonderful donations that her and her boyfriend, Jesse Downs, have received since 2013. Back in August of 2013, Merrill received horrific news that…
Meet the instructors of NECC
Dave Rattigan, an instructor with the English department here at NECC says he thinks he has a “portfolio career.” In addition to teaching, he’s also a news correspondent for The Boston Globe (and formerly for People magazine), and works a full schedule as a stand-up comedian (his CD played on…
David Ortiz: Beyond the batters box
Another autumn is well under way and along with the holiday cheer, bright colors, and pumpkin spice lattes there is another thing notorious to October around here. The Red Sox used to be known for their epic collapses right around now but over the years they have flipped the script. …
Boston Red Sox host Journalism Night
As an aspiring journalist, more specifically a sports journalist, meeting and networking with professionals in the field is essential to furthering my career. The Boston Red Sox organization emailed multiple colleges about some of their “theme” nights throughout the season that coincided with college majors. The first theme night of…
