Observer Department: News

NECC Community Prepares for the 2022 Spring Semester

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Wrapping up the fall semester, NECC staff and students open up about the challenges they’ve faced this past semester and what they are looking forward to this spring.  What seems to be a common theme this past semester is both staff and students are having mixed feelings about online learning…

How climate change is affecting New England

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As the winters become milder and the summer becomes hotter climate change is here and it is already having a big impact for New England.  In 2016 a Zillow report uncovered that one out of six homes in Boston will be underwater by 2100, According to the NOAA (National Oceanic…

What is NECC Watching: Fall 2021 Edition

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Throughout the pandemic, and in general, movies and TV have always been very important to me in an artistic manner. Thus, I’m always interested in knowing what other people have been watching. This is the Fall 2021 edition of “What Has NECC Been Watching?” Kim Lyng, the Liberal Arts Program…

Nuclear debate: Mutually assured stalemate

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“If I point a gun to your head and not fire it, it is still using the gun.” Professor Slaner Professor Stephen Slaner and Professor Andrew Morse debated on Dec. 1 on the ratification of the Treaty of Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. More than a dozen viewers tuned into the public zoom…

The celebration continues… “Tiny Beautiful Things” takes the stage

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On Friday, Nov. 5, the Northern Essex Community College theater department, “held an outdoor performance of the play “Tiny Beautiful Things.” This was a special performance for staff members and students to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the college, the 50th anniversary of the Haverhill campus, and the 30th anniversary…

NECC community prepares for vaccine mandate

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The presidents of the 15 Massachusetts Community Colleges recently announced there will be a new COVID-19 vaccine mandate going into effect this upcoming January. The mandate states that all students, staff and faculty members must be fully vaccinated before coming on campus. While this may be controversial, NECC is still…

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.…

Students share opinions on vaccine mandate

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Massachusetts Community Colleges have issued a statement saying students, faculty and staff will be required to be fully vaccinated by January 2022. Students who don't have the required documents for proof of their vaccination will still have the option to register for Spring Semester 2020 online. The aim of this…

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…