Observer Department: Opinion
Should NECC celebrate Columbus?
Columbus Day has been a controversial holiday for a long time. There are several reasons for the controversy; first, it’s generally understood to celebrate Christopher Columbus’s discovery of America. Which he didn’t do. What Columbus discovered was the Bahamas, and he only found them because he expected to be able…
People ponder parking passes
By Henry Brewster, Correspondent Despite the initial oppositions that many students and faculty presented a year ago when the parking passes became mandatory, people are generally now accommodating of the $8.50 ∑it costs to park on NECC’s campus. There are still outliers who refuse to pay for parking sheerly on…
Opinion: Transition
UMass Amherst is so different. I attended NECC for three years. For two, I was on staff at the Observer. During those two years, those four semesters, I met people from all walks of life. I worked in Athletics, did orientations for Student Engagement, was friendly with Public Relations. I knew…
Opinion: #internetslowdown
Sept. 10 was the #internetslowdown when many websites shared their opinion on the net neutrality decision that will be made my Tom Wheeler and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Sept. 15. Net neutrality is the assurance that the internet remains free without effecting loading speeds. Internet service providers, or…
Stroll through the journalism program
My parents always told me when I was young that I would constantly change my mind about what I wanted to be. One year, I wanted to be an actress. The next, I wanted to be a pastry chef. If the future Ashlee came to me and said I was…
Wanting a blast from the past
Have you ever thought what it would be like to grow up in a different decade? Being born in the 90s was great, but I have always wondered what it would be like to live in another time. I would choose to live in the 50s. Fifties America was known…
Enjoy the experience the whole way through
If you are planning on attending a sporting event anytime soon, stay for the whole game. Sporting events are long, get over it. If you are planning to go to a sporting event, whether it is a Red Sox, Bruins or NECC game of any sort, plan ahead. Make the…
