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Scenes from Dimitry renovations
Internships offer real world experience
Program gives students opportunity to gain credit and work skills After one semester off, Northern Essex is back to providing students with real world experiences through their internship program. The internships are provided for students who are majoring in journalism/communications, business, accounting and CIS(computer science). Students are able to work…
Science Club
Welcome to the S.C.I.E.N.C.E club, advised by Professsor Sarah Courchesne and Dr. Mark Clements, provides students with a chance to explore the outdoors and has any interests in science. Courchesne informed us of the basic questions and answers for students interested. Who should join the SCIENCE club? Anyone with a…
R.I.P. Prince
“Warner Bros took the name [Prince], trademarked it, and used it as the main marketing tool to promote all of the music I wrote. The company owns the name Prince and all related music marketed under Prince. I became merely a pawn used to produce more money for Warner Bros.…
Take a hike – no really, it relieves stress
By Mercedez McManus Correspondent The various outdoor areas surrounding NECC provide students with the perfect places to clear their minds of college stress. Those who feel bogged down by homework, need somewhere to relax or simply have time to kill between classes should head on down to any of the…
NECC student creates apparel brand
By: Cleo Brigham Staff Writer For many students it’s a struggle to stay positive with the stress of homework, part time jobs, and maintaining time for extracurricular activities, but for CJay DiPrima, staying positive is a way of life. In 2012, DiPrima was diagnosed with a rare case of Non-Hodgkin…
Home-schoolers start college early
In today’s culture, where public education has become the norm for K-12 students, individuals who are home-schooled tend to be misunderstood and associated with a variety of stereotypes. Such stereotypes include speculations as to whether the home-schooled student ever leaves their house, how they make friends if they don’t attend…
Single mom follows her dreams to NECC Deaf Studies program
Taryn Decker is a Deaf Studies major in her second semester at NECC. She is 30 years old and a single mom, taking five classes and working part time. She somehow manages to balance all of these things and keep an optimistic attitude while she does so. Decker realized what…
New softball coach has high expectations
The softball team is going into their third season and they have a new head coach. Kendra Hobbs has taken over for former Head Coach Robert Gillespie. Hobbs has been an assistant coach on the team for the past two seasons and has a ton of experience in the sport.…
Volleyball returns to NECC
After a three-year hiatus, women’s volleyball is back at NECC. New Head Coach Monica Reum was just hired recently. She is a Merrimack College student doing her fellowship at NECC. Athletic Director Sue MacAvoy had a lot to say about the volleyball program returning to NECC, why the program ended…
