Campus Life
Christmas is almost here: Same holiday, two different traditions
Christmas is almost here, and I am super excited about it. For my family, from Thanksgiving to New Years is a time where we all get together and eat food that each family cooked. The reason I wanted to write this article is because although it is a holiday, there are many different ways you can celebrate it. For this article, I will only be covering two ways to celebrate. The f... Read More
Introducing new campus life editor
Hello, my name is Lirianni, but my preferred name is Pheonix German. I am the new campus life editor in the NECC Observer. I am also visually impaired and use a white cane when I am not in the Haverhill campus. As a visually impaired person, I was told to use my technology all the time, but I really like writing with pen and paper rather than typing. But now that I have the ... Read More
Global Politics Club revisited
NECC students dig deep into how politics touches their lives. The topic for debate this week at NECC’s Global Politics Club was kept simple: current events. In 2025, nothing is ever simple. The topics up for discussion range from extraterrestrials to immigration, from the New York City Mamdani-win to good ole-fashioned, home-grown misogyny. Keelin Russell, a student at NECC... Read More
Pumpkin Palooza
Assistant Coordinator of Student Life Brianna Sorensen. Photo by Linda Goss
One of my favorite seasons is autumn. Autumn brings out the radiant colors of the foliage and the pumpkins. On Oct. 23, in the Spurk Building on the Haverhill Campus, for the first time, Brianna Soresen of Student Life put together a Pumpkin Palooza! It was her idea to give students a break from their studies. She wanted students to interact with each other outside of the class... Read More
What high schoool did not teach us: Prep skills are lacking for many students going into college
Photo by Lirianni German
How would the lack of college prep skills high school students get effect students that are just coming to college? School has officially started, and new college students are coming in. High school is different in so many ways. High school can also teach us skills that are meaningful in our lives. For some people, however, there are some things that they fail to teach us whe... Read More
Is it cool to care? The continued quest to find community
Last edition of The Observer we got to hear what students think about campus life at Northern Essex Community College and how the broader effects of the pandemic and mass media have changed the social/emotional landscapes of their lives. This edition we will hear from Rachel Dahill and her friend Serephine who tagged along for Rachel’s psychology class from outside of school a... Read More
Friends and foes: Connecting on a commuter campus post-pandemic
To write stories about Campus Life at Northern Essex is like writing about what’s going on in your neighbors’ houses from the perspective of the street. You’ve got to peek into windows and behind closed doors where quiet conversations connect through cups on invisible strings. There’s an elephant on campus with an Achilles Heel, crouching … Continue reading Friends and f... Read More
Speechapalooza returns April 24
The Principles of Public Relations class is proud to announce Speechapalooza 2025. Speechapalooza is a Northern Essex event celebrating free speech, where student participants will have an opportunity to present speeches on whatever topics they want. Read More
What is the college experience?
Photo courtesy NECC Archives
We are living in a time of unprecedented growth and change. The college campus is the ultimate forum of debate, discussion and establishment of an individual’s intellectual identity. It is in these spaces where students are not only tasked with understanding the past but reckoning with the present and molding the philosophical hopes and intentions … Continue reading What... Read More