Observer Department: Opinion
Opinion: Lawrence campus offers better food
By Carly Colombo Correspondent A small counter sits in the Dimitri building atrium selling food and drinks to students. The counter is known as Napolitana, and serves as the main food vendor for the Lawrence campus as well as the building across the street next to the bookstore. What many…
NECC can’t wait for summer
By: Sarah Colpitts Correspondent As the days get longer, and temperatures get warmer (sort of), NECC students are looking forward the summer months just weeks away. May 15 marks the official end of the spring 2016 semester, and students are ready to break free from the books. Journalism major Francisco…
Don’t let anyone bring you down
It seems like it doesn’t matter how hard you study or how many hours you work; someone will always think it wasn’t enough. With constant evaluations of status and accomplishments, it’s hard to believe that we can even focus on schoolwork. Why do we spend so much time trying to…
Trending now: thrift stores galore
Although NECC campuses have been coated with fresh snow on this first week of April, students can’t deny that one of the best parts about spring is shopping for a new wardrobe. With loans breathing down your neck, and a long list of other expenses, this might be a great…
Do-It-Yourself Spa Day!
With today’s abundance of beauty treatment centers, it’s hard to believe that people used to polish their own fingernails and tweeze each other’s eyebrows in the kitchen. Although salons and spas are forced to compete for our business and even with coupons and package deals, sometimes the prices still seem…
Everyone is talking about Kesha
Pop star Kesha and her music producer Dr. Luke, who allegedly raped her, have been filling up the tabloids these past couple of weeks, as a judge denied her an injunction that would have released her from her contract with Sony. Reportedly, Dr. Luke abused Kesha for years, beginning shortly…
Landing that job
With spring break out of the way, NECC is on a fast track to the end of the semester and the graduating class of 2016 may be faced with the grueling task of preparing themselves for job interviews. A college degree and a new pair of shoes is great place…
Holiday 2015 Movie Reviews: Hunger Games, The Night Before & More
The holiday movie season is here, and that means a flood of great (and not-so-great) film entertainment for your viewing pleasure. I’ve done my best to sort the tripe from the treasure, hand-picking one film each from four different genres — action/adventure, animation, comedy and drama — to check out…
Opinion: The real honors experience from trials, to troubles, to triumph
Considering that I work full time, play in a band, write for the NECC Observer, take care of my elderly mother and take classes at NECC, I really had no business taking on an Honors Project. When Professor Stephen Slaner presented the idea in his American Government & Politics course,…
Contemporary Affairs on terrorism
On Nov. 25, the Contemporary Affairs Club met in C110 to discuss terrorism. Contemporary Affairs is a student organization that seeks to inform people about current events, history, politics and contemporary thinking. Stephen Russell is the faculty adviser of the club as well as a history professor here at NECC.…
