Observer Department: News
“The Nature of Consciousness”
It is human nature to wonder why we are here and to question what gave us license to our thoughts, the decisions we make, and what constitutes as truly being in the here and the now. We call it consciousness, and philosophers have questioned how to define it for centuries.…
Alzheimer’s Angels
NECC student Robert Scarelli and his sister Casey are on a mission to fight Alzheimer's. He founded a facebook page and twitter dedicated to “Alzheimer’s Angels,” a fundraiser similar to the ALS ice bucket challenge. “We came up with the idea that differentiates us from the ice bucket challenge where…
Brian Williams Suspension
By Duane Sherman Here at NECC, Journalism students are stressed two facts from the second they land in that classroom seat. “Accuracy! Accuracy! Accuracy!” is one. The other is “your credibility is all you have.” It’s pretty straight forward advice. This is nothing new. It's been the same since news…
NECC GSA To Hold Trans Suicide Awareness Bake Sale
By Joseph Meli The NECC Gay/Straight Alliance will be holding a bake sale on Wednesday, Feb. 25, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Spurk building lobby. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition, an organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on gender identity, and…
Opening up doors for future employment
By Shaina Richards The internship program at NECC recently started up again this semester for Communications, Business, and CIS majors. Sarah McCarthy, Chris Bowden and Brian Hough started as interns at HC Media, the local public access studio in Haverhill and were able to become permanent employees. Internships open up…
Two years’ free college on the President’s agenda
Over the break President Obama announced that he plans to push for making the first two years of community college "free for everybody who's willing to work for it." By working for it, he means that students receiving this funding will have to attend college at least half-time, maintain a…
New Students get oriented to NECC
The spring new student orientation is held four times during winter break, with two sessions being held on the Haverhill campus and two on the Lawrence campus. The orientations are held so students know all that is offered on campus, from class information to counseling services. Kadee Tapley, a programming…
Wheelchair lift malfunctions during show
The show was uplifting. The lift was not. On December 13, outside the Chester W. Hawrylciw Theater, a small group of hopeful audience members stood around the lift that provides wheelchair access to the theater itself. After pushing buttons and reading signs to no avail, the group finally received help…
NECC students share opinions on Ferguson
By Emily Marsden On Aug. 9, Officer Wilson shot and killed unarmed Michael Brown after a confrontation in a Ferguson street. The shooting triggered protests that went on for weeks. While often peaceful, some protests would turn violent, and police would respond by firing smoke canisters and using tear gas…
GSA holds trans awareness workshop
On Friday, Nov. 21 the NECC Gay Straight Alliance held a trans awareness workshop. Three students spoke to educate students, staff and faculty about the issues they face every day, and the proper ways to talk about it so no one gets hurt. At the beginning of the workshop, Kelly…
