Observer Department: News

Educators discuss the challenges of online learning

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Since March of this year, students have had to adjust to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But teachers and professors have had to adjust as well. While many educators at NECC have taught online classes prior to 2020, they are now forced to adjust their teaching to exclusively…

COVID and its effects on jobs

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During the pandemic, Covid-19 has not only affected in person activities for school, but has also had its effect on jobs as well. Many businesses have had their share  of shutdowns and closures during the pandemic, causing workers to have had months with no employment. Massachusetts has been one of…

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s death imparts a sense of loss and apprehension in many people.

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On Sept.18, 2020 the nation suffered the loss of long time Justice of the Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away due to complications from pancreatic cancer. Even before her appointment to the Supreme Court in 1993, Justice Ginsberg was a well-known advocate for gender equality and women’s rights,…

Local businesses continue to struggle with uncertainty

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Local businesses continue to struggle as Massachusetts proceeds with the state’s reopening guidelines. Since non-essential businesses were forced to temporarily close in March, many have been unable to reopen due to a lack of income. While some businesses have been able to reopen under the state’s phased “Reopening Massachusetts” program,…

NECC is ‘All In” for election participation

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As Election Day etches closer and closer, students and faculty at Northern Essex Community College continue to prepare for Nov. 3, despite the general absence of classes on Campus. Although classes are almost completely online this semester numerous events have been prepared by student and faculty organizations to in order…

Gen Z 2020 : The first decision

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The 2020 elections are arguably one of the most important election cycles of American history. What also makes this year very special is that it’s the first election year that many of Gen Z can vote in. Gen Z is very active on social media and is known for their…

Mobile market provides free food

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The mobile farmer's market at Northern Essex Community College provides free food to students and faculty, The Food Market is open once a month from September through April on both campuses located in Haverhill and Lawrence. Northern Essex will have its next Food Market on Oct. 27. In order to…

Pandemic School: Learning during COVID

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Coronavirus has drastically changed the ways schools have been running. Throughout Haverhill and surrounding areas, schools are all going about opening in a very different way. Three students, Violette Smith, Hannah Grace, and Sydney Wolbach all attend different schools in the area and give us some insight into what it…

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Pandemic Etiquette 101

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The day of March 12 will live in infamy due to the coronavirus pandemic and how it subsequently shook up the world. When this pandemic first hit, we didn't exactly know what we were in for but we knew that life as we knew it would never be the same.…

Online learning in the pandemic

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During this pandemic, it has been difficult for students to learn and concentrate. Some college students have faced a lot of struggles. Also, the professors have been facing difficulties teaching during the pandemic. Mirrororajah Metcalfe is a student at Northern Essex Community College. Her major is Journalism and Communications. She…