Observer Department: Opinion

Joe Biden: Post Me Too

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Are we overlooking the big picture? For the 2020 presidential election there are currently 18 Democratic candidates running.  At the forefront of this crowded election pool many people look to former Vice President Joe Biden as one of the leaders. That being said however, while many hopeful Democrats look to…

Real victims in a fake-news world

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What Jussie Smollett’s staged attack means for victims When Jussie Smollett filed a police report claiming that two masked attackers wrapped a rope around his neck, poured a substance (possibly bleach) and screamed “MAGA country” at him early morning Jan. 29, the country immediately went into a firestorm. People of…

How Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins set the bar for pro gamers

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NECC students are embracing the world of video game competition Video games have for a long time been a great way to create separation from reality and gain entertainment. If you go back in the relatively short time that video games have been around, video games were meant to entertain.…

Super-Bored

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Record setting Super Bowl sets the record for being the dullest On Sunday, February 3rd The New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams faced off in the 53rd annual Super Bowl. What was expected to be one of the most exciting games of the year turned out to be…

Why Lady Gaga deserves this Oscar

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Performance in “A Star is Born” is award worthy With award season in full swing, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper have been dominating the red carpet with their iconic looks and remarkable quotes. “A Star is Born,” written and directed by Bradley Cooper himself is the dramatic story of Jackson…

Remembering Liza Ruiz

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Friend shares fond memories of student Editor’s note: Dec. 3 was the one-year anniversary of the death of 18-year-old Liza Ruiz, of Lawrence, who was a student in the Journalism/Communication program at Northern Essex Community College. Her  close friend, Jada Ryan, is a current student in the program and she…

Happy Thanks-Christmas?

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Thanksgiving is getting crushed between popularity of Halloween and Christmas With stores already stocked with the hottest presents and the best decorations for Christmas, one would swear Thanksgiving had already passed even before the holiday was celebrated last Thursday.    Unfortunately, at the time of this being written, Thanksgiving was…

Wrapping things up at NECC

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Eight tips to get us through the rest of the semester and finals As the semester is nearing an end and finals are quickly approaching it is easy for students to become overwhelmed by all the pressures school puts on us. It is particularly difficult for community college students considering…

Anti-Semitism in 2018

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Trying to move forward from a tradgedy In light of the recent attacks on The Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh many thoughts are on the country’s mind and hearts lie heavy. Regardless of political affiliation, it should be easy for us to agree that this hate crime was a…

NECC’s health services

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Does Northern Essex have adequate health services? On a Friday morning of September 2016, then 19-year-old student Haley Abernathy was stepping off of a curb on NECC’s campus when she rolled her ankle and felt immediate pain. Abernathy had fractured her foot, and near by students called campus security. Abernathy…