Observer Department: Features

Single mom follows her dreams to NECC Deaf Studies program

Taryn Decker is a Deaf Studies major in her second semester at NECC. She is 30 years old and a single mom, taking five classes and working part time. She somehow manages to balance all of these things and keep an optimistic attitude while she does so. Decker realized what…

Professor Padova is in the news

When NECC’s Director of Public Relations, Ernie Greenslade, was approached by international news agency, Reuters, about speaking with a professor who’s knowledgeable about the New Hampshire primary, she put them in contact with Richard Padova. Padova has been an adjunct professor in NECC’s global studies department since January of 2005.…

Let Armando Belliard-Harmon entertain you

Armando Belliard-Harmon, 3rd semester theatre major at NECC, got involved with theatre at a very young age, bonding with his grandmother watching golden age movie adaptations of musicals. “Singing in the Rain,” “White Christmas,” and works by Ben Crosby is what sparked the fire for him to become a multi-dimensional…

HC Media internship opportunities continue

HC Media continues to work with NECC internship program Cassie Ellson is a twenty-year-old Art major at NECC. She took the Video Field Production class at HC Media, after which she remembered they had talked about the internship positions that would be opening in the next semester. Lance Hidy, graphic…

Cramming is bad for your health and worse for your transcripts

By Carly Columbo Correspondent NECC students are finding themselves under crippling stress during these last few weeks in the semester, which leads them to cram. Cramming is defined by Wikipedia as “a widely used study skill performed in preparation for an examination or assessment. Most common among college-aged students, cramming…

A voice of literature, Elle Yarborough

Elle Yarborough, who is a full-time professor of the English Department at NECC, didn’t go to college with the mindset of becoming a teacher. While Elle was finishing up her master’s in English and participating in Community Outreach, one of the faculty members came to her with an opportunity. “I…

Phi Theta Kappa Community Outreach

The feeling of outreach and community in Phi Theta Kappa, or PTK, is drawing more interest from students. PTK is the largest honor society in American higher education. PTK’s website states that the society traces its beginnings to “a society that originated with six charter members under the name of…

PACE Hosts Aquarium Field Trip

On Dec. 3, PACE traveled to downtown Boston for an educational trip to the New England Aquarium. Normally, PACE takes field trips to four-year colleges and universities. “They provide students with an opportunity to visit area colleges in person, take campus tours, attend information sessions, and meet with university staff…

Spotlight: Being Muslim in America

Esraa Sadeek moved to the states from Alexandria, Egypt at the age of 3. Sadeek is now 22, an alumna of NECC, a current Psychology and Victimology major at Endicott College and a single mother to her son Jaden, 3. “I was raised in a strictly Islamic household,” she said.…

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…