Observer Department: News

COVID-19 continues to have an impact on education

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The manner in which education has changed throughout the course of the Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the learning experience and the manner in which students go about receiving information from teachers and administration, and the method by which this information is relayed to them. Without much,…

Students share diverse opinions on college’s vaccine policy

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Editor's Note: The 15 community colleges in Massachusetts announced Sept. 20 that there will be a vaccine requirement for students, faculty and staff starting in January 2022. Students who are not vaccinated will be able to take online courses. Read the full announcement here: https://www.necc.mass.edu/current-students/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/home/COVID_Statement_from_Presidents-092021.pdf. The Observer is interested in…

Pandemic spurs some to embrace economic innovations

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The past year has been greatly turbulent in all sectors, particularly so in the employment sector and the consequences they’ve had for those both looking for a job or who’ve been laid off as a result of the Coronavirus. Many who normally would’ve performed typical wage labor were forced out…

How COVID-19 affects schooling

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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

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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…

Students share thoughts on vaccines

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The last year has shifted this whole world upsidedown, and at this rate the cause of all of this is common knowledge. 2020 was a burden and a year to forget by many, but this year has brought out the joy in that COVID vaccinations are increasing at a rapid…

Learning with Zoom

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Since the start of pandemic, we have all been trying to gather ourselves and figure out what our new “normal” is. As far as educational purposes go, schools and universities had to think of a way for their students to continue their education virtually. This is when the software Zoom…

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…

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…