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Do-It-Yourself Spa Day!
With today’s abundance of beauty treatment centers, it’s hard to believe that people used to polish their own fingernails and tweeze each other’s eyebrows in the kitchen. Although salons and spas are forced to compete for our business and even with coupons and package deals, sometimes the prices still seem…
The Anime Club is now in session
The Anime Club has been approved by Student Senate and is now in session Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m. in E 369. The Observer sat in on the club’s Feb. 17 meeting to see what it is all about. Ray Florent, parliamentarian of the NECC Student Senate, said, “This is one…
“Edges”
The production of “Edges,” student-directed by Geehae Moon, took the stage from Feb. 19 to 21 in the Hawrylciw Theater. The whimsical play is nonlinear, breaking the traditional archetype of the three-act structure that most productions follow. It also breaks the fourth wall, inviting the audience to be their Facebook…
Professor Padova is in the news
When NECC’s Director of Public Relations, Ernie Greenslade, was approached by international news agency, Reuters, about speaking with a professor who’s knowledgeable about the New Hampshire primary, she put them in contact with Richard Padova. Padova has been an adjunct professor in NECC’s global studies department since January of 2005.…
Everyone is talking about Kesha
Pop star Kesha and her music producer Dr. Luke, who allegedly raped her, have been filling up the tabloids these past couple of weeks, as a judge denied her an injunction that would have released her from her contract with Sony. Reportedly, Dr. Luke abused Kesha for years, beginning shortly…
Dance club is shaking things up
NECC’s dance club is shaking things up during their rehearsal for the spring recital in the Sport and Fitness Center. Every Monday, a handful of students from all different majors and skill levels gather to learn funky new dance moves, or sometimes keep it classical with the integration of classical…
Letter to the Editor: Observer staff incompetent
The follow is a Letter to the Editor that I'm submitting to the Observer. If I can be of assistance in anyway please let me know. I look forward to hearing from you. -Daniel Potocki Editor, The Observer, the award winning student newspaper of Northern Essex Community College, has failed…
Election update
America started this race with 16 republicans and five democrats. Twenty-six primary elections are now in the books (Editor’s Note: March 22 results not available at the time of production), here’s an update and an overview of what’s to come. Who’s Left? Democrats Lincoln Chafee Hillary Clinton Martin O’Malley Bernie…
No end in sight for contract negotiations
This “celebration of solidarity” comes after months of failed negotiations and passive protests by the faculty, including informational pickets and the implementation of “work to rule,” which restricts the faculty to performing only those duties specifically required by their contract. Recently, flyers were distributed by the union asking students to…
Starfish Update
NECC is one step closer to naming the mascot of the Early Success Starfish Program. After weeks of collecting submissions for the Name the Starfish contest, the Student Success Center sent out an email asking that each student cast their vote between Oct. 28 and Nov. 3 for one of…
