Observer Department: Opinion

 Just getting into James Baldwin? Here’s your guide

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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

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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

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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?

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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…

Julia Child: Larger than life, in stature and legacy

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Julia Child's culinary journey really began to materialize in the 1950's, when she was settling down in France with her husband, Paul Cushing Child. Julia attended the renowned Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in France and then began contributing to a cookbook with two French chefs she befriended. It was…

Dual enrollment is a win-win for high school students during the pandemic

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March 11 of this year the World Health Organization would declare COVID-19 a pandemic, two days later the U.S. declared a state of emergency, closing schools and changing education forever. Change is not a weak power, change is the driving force of tragedy, hope, disaster, and success, it is a…

A pandemic sort of poem?

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How do I keep myself grounded when the world keeps spinning out of control ? As the days get shorter and the nights get longer, I begin to lose my balance. It was finally supposed to be my year. This wasn’t what I had in mind. All the empty halls…

Practicing media literacy: An especially important skill during a pandemic

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With the increased usage of technology and the internet alike, it is important media consumers are practicing media literacy in their daily lives. Media literacy is a crucial skill, as it is the ability to recognize and identify different kinds of media and understand the messages being sent and why.…

The ups and downs of COVID-19

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Around three months ago, the first COVID-19 case was announced in the United States. Since then, it has affected all of us. I remember looking through various articles on the virus as early as mid-January, reading from sources such as NHK Japan, a news outlet closer to the epicenter of…

Opening my eyes: A student’s experience in quarantine

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Being required to stay under quarantine has opened my eyes as to everything I took for granted outside of my house. Typically, I strain myself by playing PC games late at night, with friends, until the early morning and then sleep through the day. The concept of day and night…