Editorial
Students need to be proactive about future
Like many other students who plan on continuing their education after receiving a degree from Northern Essex, I participated in last Friday’s Haverhill transfer day. After this semester, I’ll have fulfilled all my degree requirements and plan to move on to finish my Bachelors Degree in journalism. However, it didn’t quite hit me until this … Continue reading Students nee... Read More
Observer staff just want to stay connected
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This symbol is sometimes referred to as “The Spinning Pinwheel of Death”
Whether you know it or not, we owe you an apology. We have fallen way behind with regard to our website this semester and it appears that we will not be able to implement some of the changes that we had hoped to accomplish. Technology issues have been hindering our work in the newsroom all … Continue reading Observer staff just want to stay connected → Read More
Unable to stay connected
If you type “Macintosh pinwheel” into a google search bar, you will find countless articles and comments from irritated customers saying things such as the following, from a 2009 CNet article: “Patience may be a virtue, but in the case of Mac OS X’s dreaded spinning pinwheel process indicator, even the most tranquil users can … Continue reading Unable to stay connected &... Read More
The Observer is a space for every student voice
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been asked (at least three times) why we ran Dan Potocki’s scathing letter to the editor in the March 9 issue. My answer each time has been the same: the Observer tries hard to be a place where everyone in the NECC community can have a voice. We welcome … Continue reading The Observer is a space for every student voice → Read More
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 the students, faculty, and greater … Continue reading Letter to the Editor: Obs... Read More
50 shades of black
In reviewing a recent issue of Entertainment Weekly, I noticed that the pictures all look so very perfect. Not a single blemish or fat roll or misplaced hair. Every tooth is straight and white, every eye is shining brightly and all of the skin is glowing. Clearly, Photoshop is used heavily. While that in itself … Continue reading 50 shades of black → Read More
Happy Holidays
Every year at this time, social media starts to blow up with posts from people who are angry because they would rather say “Merry Christmas” than “Happy Holidays.” New this year, I’ve seen memes that called red Starbucks cups an attack on Christmas and “Holiday Trees” an attack on the American way. This strikes me … Continue reading Happy Holidays → Read More
I want words to be my superpower
put an editorial column in this section of the newspaper. In theory, it sounds like an easy thing to do. Just pick an interesting topic, discuss it with the staff and write up a few columns expressing the newspaper’s views on the subject. Simple, in theory. Reality, of course, is a different story. Much of … Continue reading I want words to be my superpower → Read More
Letter: Police Academy
With All Due Respect In the last edition of the Observer, two separate articles were written about the nuisance created by the police academy now present at the Haverhill campus. The complaints centered around the supposed intimidating drills the recruits practice on the quad, the amount of parking spots taken up by NECC’s new “student” … Continue reading Letter: Police ... Read More
Letter: Film Classes
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to your article titled, “Film Classes Are Struggling At NECC.” While it is true that we have faculty, but not equipment to run a film class, we do in fact have the faculty and the equipment to run video, film-based still photography, studio lighting, animation, motion graphics, and … Continue reading Letter: Film Classes → Read More