Observer Department: News
The Anime Club is now in session
The Anime Club has been approved by Student Senate and is now in session Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m. in E 369. The Observer sat in on the club’s Feb. 17 meeting to see what it is all about. Ray Florent, parliamentarian of the NECC Student Senate, said, “This is one…
Body shaming
Kim Kardashian came under fire earlier this month when she tweeted a nude, yet censored, photo of herself with the caption, “When you’re like, ‘I have nothing to wear,’ LOL.” Women are sounding off, NECC students included. Singer-actress Bette Midler responded to Kardashian by tweeting a challenge out to her:…
Election update
America started this race with 16 republicans and five democrats. Twenty-six primary elections are now in the books (Editor’s Note: March 22 results not available at the time of production), here’s an update and an overview of what’s to come. Who’s Left? Democrats Lincoln Chafee Hillary Clinton Martin O’Malley Bernie…
Open forum allows for conversation
About 50 students, faculty and staff attended the “Academy Meet and Greet” on Dec. 2 in the Hartleb Technology Center. The event was held in response to questions and concerns raised regarding the appropriateness of the training activities recently taking place on campus, especially since the addition of the Essex…
Student newspapers go missing
The disappearance of up to 450 copies of the NECC Observer was discovered by student staff on Friday morning, Dec. 11. Observer staff are unsure why anyone would want to destroy or take the newspapers in bulk. The only potentially controversial story in the Dec. 2 issue of the Observer…
Internships inspire NECC students
Students majoring in communications, business and accounting were able to take advantage of the internship opportunities through NECC this semester, gaining real-world experience in their major. Darian Denis, Brett Davekos and Fausto Caba are just a few of the students who did internships this semester and were glad they did.…
Presidential Scholarship winners
Twenty-seven local 2015 high school graduates were accepted to Northern Essex Community College’s Presidential Scholars Program, an honors program devoted to high academic achievement. The 16-year-old program is designed to reward motivated high school students who will be attending NECC. “Most plan to transfer to a four-year college or university…
Anime club struggles to become reality
By Abraham Anavisca, Correspondent Fans of Japanese animation at NECC will be glad to know that a group of students are working to start an anime club. Jennifer Lebron, an art major here at NECC, is the would--be president of the organization. “Normal clubs like sports and honors are [here].…
HC Media gives future NECC podcasters a space on the air
By Thomas Matatall, Correspondent NECC will soon see podcasters begin recording at HC Media as hosts and co-hosts of their own show. Pre-production will be starting in November. There will be four podcasts, each having a main topic, consisting of sports, overcoming life obstacles, race and uncomfortable subjects. Each podcast…
Book showdown: Print vs Digital
By Courtney Hanson, Correspondent 23-year-old college student Ariana Stevenson wraps herself in a blanket, snuggling up in the warmth and comforts of her bed with her hands wrapped around the folded and worn cover of an old book. As she reads, she basks in the faint, musky telltale scent of…
