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Women’s Volleyball semifinals and finals

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The NECC Women’s Volleyball team were looking to become Region 21 champion for the first time since 2018.   In the semifinals they hosted number 4 seed Holyoke Community College on Oct. 23.   The Knights won the semifinals by shutting out the number 4 seed in three sets. Set one 25-18,…

COVID vaccine mandate

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As yet another semester begins, COVID continues to ravage our world. At the start of the fall semester, many colleges and universities around the nation including Massachusetts have made the vaccine mandatory in order to return to class. However, NECC has taken a slightly different route. The college announced that…

How is COVID-19 affecting your college experience?

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Covid-19 has plagued the world. And it may even feel as if you're the only one experiencing troubles, whether it's in the classroom, on campus, or in your everyday lives. One thing for certain is we are all struggling through these troubling times. In an interview with a select few…

Local food banks are in desperate need of your help

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The amount of people unable to provide proper nutrition for themselves and their families had almost doubled at the start of the COVID pandemic. While that number is slowly decreasing, help is greatly needed at food banks all around the Haverhill area. With the increased number of food-insecure families, food…

Online learning has lasting appeal for some students

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Coronavirus and its harrowing pandemic have caused a resurgence and appreciation in virtual learning. As universities and other educational institutions begin reopening, more students are choosing to stay online. At Northern Essex Community College, with a student body of 5,233, approximately one-fifth of the population is enrolled in online courses.…

Dean tells Board of Trustees about efforts to revitalize music and theater

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The Northern Essex Board of Trustees met on Oct. 6 and heard a presentation given by Dean of Liberal Arts Amy Callahan about how the college is trying to revitalize their music and arts program. In recent years, the arts programs at NECC have been dwindling with the music program…

Expectations are high for the upcoming baseball season

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During the 2021 fall season NECC Baseball team is playing exhibition games. They practice a lot in the field and work out in the gym. They are doing everything that they can to be prepared for the spring. The NECC Knights is a Division Three team. They won the region…

Before I’m gone: A photo essay

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This project is something that was born out of my own fears. It is a realization. It is a hard pill to swallow. It is a truth, that I (and many) need to face. This project was birthed from the knowledge of knowing that I won’t be on this planet…

A student with her eyes on radiologic technology degree shares her NECC journey

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Current student, Kali Bergeron, 20, of Salem, N.H., is spending her second semester at Northern Essex. Bergeron is in her prerequsite year of her general health and science courses, with the goal of getting into the radiology program and eventually becoming a radiologic technologist. Bergeron explains her path to radiology…

Pandemic inspires new forms of creative collaboration

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Although creative collaboration has become more difficult as a result of restrictions on gathering ,the additional time that has arisen for many over the past year has created an oppurtunity to explore interests and hobbies there wasn’t time for before. Though collaboration and in person endeavours have become more difficult,…