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Photo Essay: Before I’m gone
Carmen “Tita” Almonte “I always served other people. Running around, always doing things for other people. There isn’t anybody out there that has any negative feelings towards me, thank Jehovah. The best thing in life is when people get along. When people get along, we live well. We live…
Inspiration vs imitation: Learning when to detach oneself: Why taking a step back is just as crucial as moving forward.
Inspiration is key. It’s something that I need around me constantly, and it’s what drives me to create. But I have to know when to detach. Not that long ago I wrote a piece about what some local artists are doing to find inspiration during these trying times, as it…
Pandemic pregnancy: The pressures of parenthood
Because there is still so much that we do not know about COVID-19, we are unsure of some of the effects that it can have on a developing child. What we do know is that COVID-19 is uncommon in newborns born to mothers who had tested positive for COVID-19 during…
Haverhill Art Walk
As vaccines are flying and progress is being made to set quarantine-reality behind us, it’s time to remember what it’s like to live again! What better tools to help with that than community and art? The perfect, lively aid is coming to Haverhill in the form of an Art Walk.…
The sports system at NECC
Sports have been for many years at the very top of the entertainment industry across the world, and sports have brought it in the highest revenues for so long. It is no coincidence that in the United States, the biggest sports and the development among players are highly based on…
How the Center for Liberal Arts embraces different cultures
Northern Essex Community College has a diverse group of students attending both the Lawrence and Haverhill campuses, especially in the Lawrence campus where 80 percent of the student population are bilingual and speak predominantly Spanish. This is why NECC and the Center for Liberal Arts have incorporated different activities and…
Review of ‘Da 5 Bloods’
“Five bloods don’t die, we multiply” is a quote heard frequently in director Spike Lee’s latest film Da 5 Bloods, a thrilling tale that’s equal parts revisionist war epic and treasure hunt adventure, while also infusing his typically provocative social commentary that’s just as relevant today as it was back…
Not too young to have a race
The conversation of race is a difficult one. It is near impossible to engage in one without an element of pain or discomfort. It often requires the participants to show a high level of vulnerability. With the growing publicity and tension over police brutality and institutional racism, it is a…
Celebrating Earth Day
With Earth Day here on April 22, many people celebrating. Personally, I think that every day should be celebrated like Earth Day, because it’s not like the Earth only comes around once a year! However, let’s look at some ways that NECC students can celebrate this year in person, and…
Does it hurt? A local pharmacist’s vaccine experience
“The shot itself doesn’t hurt,” Hunter Gouldthorpe said. “What’ll really knock you out is what comes after.” Gouldthorpe has been working as a pharmacist at the Salisbury, Mass. branch of CVS pharmacy for two years. Though the high paced work environment is often a source of stress, his position came with an…
