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The struggles of the photography industry

By neccobserver

Lance Hidy, director of the Art Design & Photography Department at Northern Essex, says low enrollment is causing photography classes to be cancelled. “I wish there was a way students could spread the word,” Hidy says. As someone who has always had a passion for the arts, I would love to be able to take … Continue reading The struggles of the photography industry &ra... Read More

Benefits of the Tutoring Center

By neccobserver

Lynne Nadeau, the Director of Tutoring Services at NECC, says the Tutoring Center is a great place to come if you’re having trouble with your classes. “The center is a great resource for students who may need extra help in many different subjects such as math, science, writing, reading, business, computer science and accounting,” she … Continue reading Benefits of the Tu... Read More

NECC Haverhill Transfer Day

By neccobserver

Northern Essex hosted its annual transfer fair on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Rosalie Catalano, transfer and academic advisor at NECC, says that the event was held in hopes of drawing in a crowd of at least 100 students for the 58 colleges in attendance. This year they exceeded 100 attendees and it drew a crowd twice … Continue reading NECC Haverhill Transfer Day → Read More

COG Involves Community in Fundraiser

By neccobserver

By Carly Colombo NECC’s Community Outreach Group, also known as COG, is holding a bake sale Oct. 28 in the Spurk building lobby from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Proceeds from the sale will benefit breast cancer patients at Holy Family Hospital. “We’re trying to create more events open to the public outside our club,” said COG Secretary … Continue reading COG Involves Community in F... Read More

Community College Life

By neccobserver

By Andrea Davis Many students who attend community college feel that their college experience varies greatly from those students who attend a university. It’s no secret that dorm life plays a huge role in a college student’s experience. When someone hears the word “college,” they might think of red Solo cups, bonding with roommates, and fraternity parties until … Continu... Read More

Deterring Sexual Violence on Campus

By Rachel Sarcione, Correspondent

Despite the ongoing crisis of sexual violence on college campuses, NECC remains one of the safest schools in the Northeast. According to the National Institute of Justice, one in five college women and one in 16 men will experience some form of non-consensual sexual experience by the time they graduate. Statistics provided by the Massachusetts … Continue reading Deterrin... Read More

Students Struggle to get Social at NECC

By neccobserver

By Carly Colombo Correspondent Some students at NECC are turning to a popular app, Yik Yak, to socialize with one another and speak their minds. This forum uses location services so students in your area can anonymously post their thoughts. Others in the area can anonymously comment on these posts and so on. Many students … Continue reading Students Struggle to get Socia... Read More

Parnassus Accepting Submissions

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Parnassus is the nationally recognized and award winning literary magazine featuring student artwork, poetry, creative nonfiction, photography, and short stories submitted by students of NECC. It also featured guest authors such as Stephen King, Gregory Maguire and Junot Diaz in years prior. It gets published yearly and comes out in May, provides a wonderful opportunity &hellip... Read More

Community College is an Opportunity Well Worth the Price of Admission

By neccobserver

Going away to college can be a huge shock. First, you have the feeling of insecurity from not being at home and not knowing anyone.  Then there’s the added pressure of classes, making friends, meeting professors, keeping your grades up and the huge financial burden that most college students have to carry. Our society puts … Continue reading Community College is an Oppor... Read More

Counseling Office is Here to Help

By neccobserver

The Counseling Office is here to help college kids keep a grip in the middle of the pressures and stressors of our home, school and work lives. Marcia Winters is the coordinator of counseling on the Haverhill campus, while Karen MacDonald is the mental health counselor on the Lawrence campus.  The school website says they … Continue reading Counseling Office is Here to H... Read More