Observer Department: Opinion
End of semester blues
By Eduardo Souza To students, the end of the semester can feel like a mixed blessing. On one side, it’s almost over. Students are almost done and winter break is coming. However, there’s still so much to do. There are papers to write. There are final exams to study for.…
NECC baseball players talk sports and school
Have you ever thought of joining a sports team here at Northern Essex? Think you wouldn’t have time to juggle classes, work and a sport? Wrong! The students on the NECC baseball team beg to differ. Baseball is an all American sport. Here’s some of the NECC baseball players giving…
Dance club perserveres
By Shaina Richards, Correspondent Conflict arose for the dance club this semester when it was discovered that they would not be able to use the dance studio. The dance studio was going to be used for another class at the time the dance club had planned to meet. …
Fun fall inspired activities
There is a crisp feeling in the air and the leaves changing colors. Fall has arrived. Fall is my favorite season here in New England. I love the fall foliage, watching the leaves change their color and of course the weather. It’s not too cold, and it’s not too humid. …
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…
