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Knights baseball team prepares for Regionals
After a 29 game regular season, the Northern Essex baseball team finished with a final record of 19-10, winning their last 16 of 21 contests. The Knights opened up their season inMarch, going down to New Jersey and Pennsylvania to play two top 10 nationally rankedopponents: Northampton Community College and…
Students use social media to speak up, stay informed
In the wake of the George Floyd protests and the unrest that occurred as a result, social media became an increasingly valuable resource and played a vital role when it came to organizing and coordinating protests. Though social media being used as a tool for political activism is nothing new…
Innovation of Artificial Intelligence: AI in the past, present and future
In October 2011, the most popular phone and computer designer company Apple, first released its own artificial intelligence which was introduced as a “humble personal assistant” named Siri. This happened to be the “largest artificial intelligence project in U.S. history…” according to HuffPost. Siri has evolved since its initial release and has offered users many advantages like help with accessibility and everyday tasks like setting a…
Students share lessons from past year
With everything that’s been going on in the world I feel like most of us can agree that we have to do better at being compassionate to one another and to do better at making the world a better plac. For this last story I want to say congratulations graduates!…
Spring semester comes to an end
The spring semester is nearing it's end, and finals are just on the horizon. Students give their opinions on how the semester went and their experience. Sarah Sanford who is studying English at NECC says that the semester went by really quickly. She says, "I would rate it an eight…
What is NECC watching: Spring 2021 edition
During the pandemic, everyone’s schedule is different, but there are some of us who now have more free time than ever before, which can lead to being able to enjoy more TV shows and movies! David Rattigan has been watching Supernatural on Netflix with his daughter. The NECC professor also…
How COVID-19 affects schooling
The COVID-19 pandemic has swept its way through the country, leaving its mark on the way. One way the pandemic has drastically changed the norm in the country is the way schools have operated in 2020 and 2021. The common eight-hour school day five days a week has for the…
Center for Liberal Arts offfers advising resources
As the spring semester comes to an end advising season begins, which gives students only a short time to complete their assignments and seek advising assistance so that they can enroll into the classes that are needed for their majors. Fortunately, the Center for Liberal Arts at Northern Essex Community…
Free Farmers Market fills a need
The free Farmers Market at Northern Essex Community is open to all students, staff, and faculty at both the Lawrence and Haverhill campuses. The market provides up to 25 pounds of fresh produce to anyone a part of the Northern Essex community. It is located at the Spurk “C” Building…
NECC golf team prepares for nationals
Due to COVID restrictions this past year, the golf program has not been able to get their season going. There were a lot of question marks in early March and they weren't even sure if playing matches this year was going to be possible. The NECC Golf roster is small…