Observer Department: News

Students weigh in on best options for getting credible information and news

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Technology has come a long way along with the news industry. There are numerous amounts of ways to receive your news and where you can get your information from. Since the dawn of the internet, you can receive your news from social media outlets as well. There is the old…

Virtual town hall highlights plans for fall classes

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Monday, March 29, Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs William “Bill” Heineman, and Director of Student Success Management Audrey Ellis hosted a Virtual Town Hall meeting via Zoom to update students and parents on NECC’s most current plan for conducting courses in the Fall. Earlier this month, NECC announced…

Haverhill meeting focuses on proposal to remove Little River dam

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“Talking about the likelihood of flooding is a tricky thing,” said Julie Busa, an ecologist.  “As we see more of these [climate change related] events, we are expecting to see the same level of floods that you'd see every 500 years, every 100,” she said. In a virtual meeting on…

Virtual twon hall to address summer/fall plans

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On Monday March 29th from 11am to 12pm, Audrey Ellis, Assistant Director of Student Success Management, will be hosting a NECC Virtual Town Hall featuring Bill Heineman, Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs via Zoom to discuss the plans for the Summer and Fall 2021 semesters. “We will focus…

Mass Transfer program may be students’ best financial option

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Northern Essex Community College is one of the many community colleges in Massachusetts that is part of a lucrative program for students looking to receive their bachelor’s degree after attending community college. NECC works with state universities like the UMass schools, Salem State, and more to offer students a variety…

Celebrate diversity with Haverhill Youth Council

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“Raise your card… If you have ever witnessed someone in school or work being discriminated against for their race, gender, religion, ethnicity, economic status, or sexuality.” Each of the nine panelists raises their card in agreement. On the 27th of March, HCMedia aired the City of Haverhill’s Youth Council’s Diversity…

COVID-19’s effects on a health-care workplace

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This March will mark one-year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Millions of employees have had to worked remotely from home to socially distance to help prevent spreading the virus. As for health care workers, working remotely is not an option, so doctors, nurses and therapists needed…

Greater Lawrence Family Health Center doctors encourage community to get vaccinated

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On Tuesday evening, March.2, NECC students Tanner Jordan and Silvia Urena Polanco hosted a COVID-19 Vaccine Forum alongside guest doctors Lydia Rex and Tuhin Roy from Greater Lawrence Family Health Center via Zoom to answer the community’s questions about the safety of the vaccine. Students, faculty and the general public…

Learning remotely: The impacts of social media on NECC students at home

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In a time where students and professionals are adjusting to a new environment by working remotely from home, there are many sources of entertainment in the environment meant for distraction, among them the cell phone within reach offering access to social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram encouraging interaction between…

The afermath of the impeachment trial

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The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump concluded with his acquittal. Trump was on trial in the Senate, accused of inciting the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Trump’s second impeachment trial lasted five days with both House managers and defense lawyers presenting evidence and arguments to support…