Observer Department: Opinion
Summer Movie Reviews
We’ve got time to spare during the summer, and Hollywood knows it. Blockbuster after blockbuster is released during the months of June, July, and August, but chances are you didn’t get to see everything theatres had to offer. 2015 was a particularly excellent year for summer films, so here’s a…
Plane Crash Corner
Most people think the cause of air disasters is plane malfunction. In most cases it’s actually human error, not only the pilots’, but the people inside the towers. Even small errors can cause catastrophic consequences. One of the most known cases of a plane collision involving human error is the…
Teacher Evaluations
By Kyle Benson There are many different ways to evaluate teachers today. There are websites like ratemyprofessors.com, ratemyteachers.com and teachercomplaints.com, but the one way schools, including NECC, crack down on how students feel about teachers is the end of the semester teacher evaluation sheets. This is a good tool, but…
Mass Media and Body Image
Negative and positives effects mass media has on body image. Over the years, ideas of beauty have evolved in many ways. I have never really paid attention to what the media thinks when it comes to body image, but over the past year I have seen and read about the…
Take Charge of Your Mental Health
Being a college student comes with stress and lots of it. Some people now how to handle their stress while others struggle with mental illnesses like anxiety and depression which can make it harder for them to cope with stress and makes something as simple as choosing a class to…
NECC Students Discuss Wearing Makeup
Erica Almonte, 21 majoring in Nursing says she’s always searching up new beauty tips and tricks to make her life a bit easier. “In between my daughter, school and work, it always seems like I never have time to pamper myself. So I’m always looking for little beauty hacks to…
What is True Beauty?
Corina Carmona, 20, who majors in Nursing says true beauty is "a person who is confident and sure of themselves. Someone who knows their value.” Carmona is a youth mentor at her church and says she often gives self-esteem pep talks to the women at her church. “So many women…
Campus Cafe
By Jimmy Richards Last year, NECC decided to remodel their cafe located in the Student Center, but many students are unaware of what it even has to offer. A majority of students said they didn’t even know where the cafe was located. Kelsey Brown, a student attending for her first…
Day vs. Night Classes
By Kyle Benson NECC does not only offer classes during the daytime -- they also offer classes later at night for people whose schedules do not fit school during the day. “I like night classes because I have to work in the day now, but I do miss my buds…
Is Blackboard Useful?
By Lucy Kigathi "Welcome to the Blackboard site. Please take some time to become familiar with this site," said Patricia Portanova. This is a typical announcement that students read typically after registering for classes at NECC. Blackboard is a website that professors use for any assignments, announcements, class syllabus and…
