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Students continue to reflect on cyberattack
As most students attending Northern Essex Community College know, a few weeks ago at the beginning of March, the school underwent a cyber attack on its systems causing panic that personal information about staff and students were accessed from the systems. For many students, the stress of not knowing if…
Students get a chance to let their voices be heard: Public Relations students invite you to the 2023 Speechapalooza event
Northern Essex Community College students are excited to announce the upcoming Speechapalooza event, which will take place on April 20, 2023. Speechapalooza is an annual event organized by students from Professor Kim Lyng’s Public Relations class, where students can write and recite their own speeches in front of a live…
Students weigh in on campus events at NECC
Northern Essex Community college is known for how proactive and engaging they are with their students and community. Today I walked around campus to ask students about the extracurricular activities they take part in and are interested in. When asking students if they’ve gone to any of the after class…
Alumni speaker shares her journey
Genesis Garcia, a Journalism/Communication graduate of NECC, recently made a guest Zoom appearance at NECC on March 23. During the one hour appearance, hosted by the Center for Liberal Arts, she shared her journey from NECC all the way into the music industry. She also gave the audience tips on…
Cyberattack’s effects linger for some students
The recent cyberattack had many effects on the students and faculty. Luckily the college was able to reopen the night of Tuesday the 7th. The IT at NECC sent an email to the students and facility saying, “ NECC ITS would like to thank you for all of your patience…
A second half surge fuels a 98-63 win, NECC men’s basketball advances to semi-finals
A second half surge fuels a 98-63 win, advance to semi-finals In the quarterfinals of the region 21 East district playoff tournament The Knights took down Rhode Island Community college (RICC) 98-63 on Feb. 25. They advanced to face MassBay in the semi-finals of the region 21 East district tournament. …
NECC Men’s basketball ends regular season on a high note
In the regular season finale, The Knights earned a win over RICC (Rhode Island community college) 84-73 on Feb 18 at the fitness center. They will finish the season with a perfect (23-0) record in conference play and an overall record of (28-1). The Knights were also ranked third nationally by…
Becoming consistent
The Northern Essex Community College men's basketball team has won again. On Feb 9th the team played against bunker hill dominating them with a score of 99 to 75. The two teams played at Haverhill Northern Essex campus. The win extend The Knights win streak to 21 The knights have…
Two centers merge together
The Center for Business and Accounting Services and the Center for Professional Studies have merged into the Business & Professional Studies Center. Together they are building a strong presence to provide more services to students. Located in the Spurk Building on the Haverhill Campus, the Center for Business and Accounting…
NECC basketball climbs to 3rd in NJCAA poll rankings
On the Jan 30 week of voting The Knights jumped into the third spot of the NJCAA (National Junior College Athletics Association) weekly poll rankings. They received a total of 91 votes. Previously they ranked seventh and fourth in the top ten ranking list. The Knight’s 13.5 off rebounds per…
