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Beauty in the mundane: Find inspiration, challenge yourself and see things differently

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A big thing right now is finding strong enough inspiration during these trying times that will give you a desire to create. A lot of creatives have found new ways of finding inspiration, and it’s been a surprise to realize that sometimes inspiration comes from the things that we might…

COVID-19 one year later: An oral history

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In March 2020 the world stood still when a pandemic ended everyday life. It started as a virus with its origins unknown that started in the city of Wuhan in the heart of the People’s Republic of China. After that it went global with the first cases popping out of…

Trying not to burst: Relationships inside the bubble

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Sometimes ‘okay’ is the best we got. And for surviving 2020, ‘okay’ is pretty good. As we come upon the one-year mark of quarantine, Americans couldn’t be more eager to head out and get back our personal space -- especially with the increasing rollout of vaccinations. For better and worse,…

How local artists are keeping in touch with creativity during COVID-19

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When it comes to creativity and artistic expression, human interactions and experiences can sometimes be one’s main source of inspiration. The COVID-19 pandemic has made our precious and ‘normal’ lives seem like a distant memory. Every group of people—from teens to retirees, infants to the elderly—have been impacted by this…

State’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout not enough to quell disproportional number of positive cases in Lawrence

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Massachusetts vaccine distribution is categorized into three phases. Phase 1 is made up of front-line workers such as doctors, nurses, home health aides, long term care/assisted living facility residents and workers. Phase 2, which is where we are currently in the scheduled distribution, consists of groups who in numbered order…

NECC alumn, Gyani Wasp, discusses creative inspirations and pursuit of a career in filmmaking

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Gyani Pradhan Wong Ah Sui (a.k.a. Gyani Wasp), 18, is an international student and NECC film major alumni who is currently majoring in screen studies at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. Originating from Mauritius, a country in East Africa where his father grew up, Wasp moved to Sikkim, India, where…

A shift in sports at NECC

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Kids and teens in the United States always have at least one dream about what they want to do when they are older, some of these dreams are inspired overtime by what they do, what they watch, and what they grow up around. One of the most popular activities among…

Books to read this Black History Month

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This Black History Month, reading and exploring the many the works of Black writers and novelists is just one quick way of supporting and celebrating Black history. Each of the novels and collections on this list are a testament to just how inimitable the illustration of the black experience is.…

COG offers outlet to help community

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Club members say NECC’s Community Outreach Group is a place for students of any background to make friends while working towards a common goal: helping their community. “Everyone is coming from a different situation [and] different perspective, but at the end of the day we find something that everyone can…

Baseball program adjusts to COVID-19 safety protocols

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Ever since the Coronavirus struck the U.S. last March, the country has had to deal withmany changes in our everyday lives. From wearing masks at all times, to socially distancing in public, to not hanging out in big groups or meeting new people; it is safe to say that our…