Observer Department: Opinion
Stop Asian hate
Racially motivated hate crimes have been happening often, especially since the beginning of COVID-19. There has been an outrageous amount of Asian hate and discrimination because of the continuous claims that the virus outbreak had a connection to China. Many people said racially insensitive things like referring to COVID-19 as…
State’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout not enough to quell disproportional number of positive cases in Lawrence
Massachusetts vaccine distribution is categorized into three phases. Phase 1 is made up of front-line workers such as doctors, nurses, home health aides, long term care/assisted living facility residents and workers. Phase 2, which is where we are currently in the scheduled distribution, consists of groups who in numbered order…
Gender diversity
Gender, more specifically the expression, rights, and “definition” of it has been one of the biggest civil and social debates, more specifically in the United States of America, for the past dozen or so years. For the general masses usually, there isn’t much to explore, you are born as a…
The power struggle between the media and real-life violence
The entertainment industry is one of the most popular and influential things that we as human beings consume. One of the more popular themes that we are exposed to within this industry is violence, but there is a troubling aspect to this as well. The thing that concerns many folks…
How I didn’t handle burnout this fall, and why you should
I got burnt out mid November, from school, juggling three schools has not been the easiest the whole semester but I was managing for two months until my father started making me practice driving again. I hate driving with a burning passion and the amount of energy and time that…
The power struggle between the media and real-life violence
The entertainment industry is one of the most popular and influential things that we as human beings consume. One of the more popular themes that we are exposed to within this industry is violence, but there is a troubling aspect to this as well. The thing that concerns many folks…
Just getting into James Baldwin? Here’s your guide
I remember exactly where I was when I first discovered who James Baldwin was. It was my sophomore year of high school and I had just begun taking Early College classes at NECC. It was the spring semester, probably sometime in late February or early March of 2020, right before…
How to keep a healthy weight even if you are studying at home
Are we at the age to worry about weight? Possibly not. Some experts believe that it is around the age of 30 when our metabolism begins to slow down. Nevertheless, combined with sedentary lifestyle, especially now that many of us spend all day in front of the screen without almost…
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Review
Fans of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild have been anxiously waiting for a sequel ever since it was released in 2017. While it looks like we still have at least a couple of years more, Nintendo did surprise fans this past September by announcing a prequel game…
Are we aware that COVID-19 cases are increasing in Massachusetts?
This morning I read an article in the Boston Globe saying that “Over the past week, there have been an average of 656 cases per day, an increase of 8 percent from the average two weeks earlier. As of Sunday morning, there have been at least 142,900 cases and 9,723…
