Observer Department: Features
Veterans and service person organization
The NECC Veterans and Service Person’s Organization held its first meeting on Friday, Oct. 3 at noon. The organization plans to meet bi-weekly in SC213 of the Behrakis One-Stop Center. Anyone is welcome to join the club. There are a lot of veterans and service persons attending, working or teaching…
President’s Running Club
The President's Running Club held its first meeting on Monday, Sept. 22 at noon in the Sport and Fitness Center. The club is run by NECC President Lane Glenn and Coach Jeff Bickford, who does the Couch to 5k portion of the club. The great thing about the running club is…
Life after the military
At NECC there are many people from all walks of life and with different experiences to bring to the table. Rob Wormald, a philosophy major, served in the United States military. Wormald was a Reconassiance Marine with the rank of Sergeant (E-5) in the Marine Corps, with 2D Reconassiance Battalion,…
What’s next for recent NECC graduates?
This past spring, the students and staff said farewell to the 2013 graduates. Many students probably wonder what they are going to do after being here, and where life will take them. Jared Blouin reflects on his time at NECC, and what he has planned next. “My experience was enjoyable.…
Student Orientations at NECC
Student orientation was held in the Technology Center on Monday, Aug. 25 at noon. Recent alumnus Matt Gingras who majored in journalism and communications gave the presentation to new students coming to NECC alongside alumna Kadee Tapley, a recent business major graduate. The incoming students did several fun activities, like a…
NECC student Olivia Lucey takes on NECC and UNH
Classes are back in session at both NECC campuses, and student Olivia Lucey will be attending not only NECC, but the University of New Hampshire as well. This is Lucey’s second semester at NECC; she also completed a semester in the fall of 2013. UNH will be Lucey’s third college:…
NECC’s white knight sheds his armor
His feet brace the black tar like a locomotive, switching and taking turns, one after the other. The cool weather adds to the intensity, attempting, with great effort, to rein President Lane Glenn back, down to the realms of ruin. He resists the oppressive wind; his lungs, accustomed to the…