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NECC Knights baseball players embrace hard work, team spirit

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The Northern Essex Knights baseball team has really stepped up over the past few weeks ,bringing their record to 17-8 after starting the season off 3-6 after the first nine games. The baseball team here at NECC is well known for not only constantly winning their region, but heading to…

Mortal Kombat review

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Mortal Kombat has been a treasured game for almost 30 years. It’s use of extreme violence, gore, and intricate fighting techniques has led it to accumulate 11 main installments of the game, with its most recent being Mortal Kombat 11 in 2019. On April 16, 2021, Mortal Kombat the movie…

Movie theaters face challenges in 2021

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There has been a progressive decline in moviegoers over the past years, causing small theaters to disappear rapidly. The most recent in the Haverhill vicinity is Cinemagic, which announced its permanent closing in February. “I miss going to the movies, it is deeply saddening that the smaller chains are closing.”…

NECC Profile: Kimberley Lyng

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With the end of the Spring semester drawing closer, Professor Kimberley Lyng naturally has a lot on her plate like many of her fellow faculty members, especially with acting as adviser for this year's Speechapalooza. At the same time however, she finds the busy schedule energizing as she enjoys seeing…

PACE hosts virtual awards night

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The most awaiting and cheering time has come for every PACE Program participant at NECC - the special night for the Annual Pace Awards and Alumni Success Panel. The event celebrates and recognizes outstanding individuals who were chosen for PACE Program awards this year, and was held on  Thursday April…

The ongoing genocide in China

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In the Xinjiang province in the People’s Republic of China there is genocide going on and its being perpetrated by the government. The target of this ongoing crime against humanity is the Uighurs who are a Turkic ethnic minority that live in the province which is located in the Northwestern…

Tiger King: A documentary that seems like fiction

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If I told you there was a documentary about a gay polygamist Republican tiger owning cowboy, would you believe me?  Well, if you haven’t seen Tiger King you probably wouldn’t. For those who don’t know, Tiger King is a documentary on Netflix, it was released on March 20, 2020. It…

The ups and downs of online learning

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It has been a full year since Northern Essex Community College made the shift towards online learning to fit the regulations of Covid-19. Even though there has always been an option to participate in virtual classes, this is an entire new take on the idea. There are zoom meetings, and…

PACE progam hosts virtual registraton event

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The most unforgettable and exciting time of the year is here, the start of  the Summer and Fall registration at NECC. The PACE Program held a virtual event for advance registration on April 5, online via Zoom meeting, Program staff were there, available to help students chose classes. Staff met…

Accessibility events to be held in April

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Accessibility Events flyer April 2021