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Speaker highlights tech in the cannabis industry

By Brianna Oloughlin, Correspondent

Self-made entrepreneur Adam Pineau is one of the proud co-owners of Stem Haverhill. He visited NECC on Oct. 19 and spoke in TC103 about technology in his industry as part of STEM week activities at the college. Pineau alongside wife Caroline started Stem Haverhill two years ago and since then have had tremendous success. Pineau … Continue reading Speaker highlights tech ... Read More

Creative expressions: Exhibit showcases 3D art

By Observer Staff

Creative expressions: Exhibit showcases 3D art

Photo by Sarah Peirson

Student work is displayed on Oct. 20 as part of the “Pawn-tificating” pop-up exhibition created by three dimensional foundations students.

ART 108 is a required course through the NECC art program, and this is where students can practice making three dimensional pieces. “Pawn-tificating” was a pop up exhibition created by the three dimensional foundations students for art pieces to be displayed. The exhibition was located in the Linda Hummel-Shea Artspace in the Bentley library on … Continue reading Creativ... Read More

Mobile Market fights food insecurity

By Observer Staff and Sarah Peirson, Correspondent

Mobile Market fights food insecurity

Sarah Peirson, Correspondent

NECC community members explore the free food options at the Mobile Market on the Haverhill campus on Sept. 27.

Food insecurity within community college systems has increased leaving roughly half of school populations to struggle with maintaining food presence in their homes, according to Rutgers Graduate School of Education. Northern Essex Community College provides a program under the name “Mobile Market,” which is a farmers market for students, staff and faculty who are in … Co... Read More

Young adults continue to experience mental health difficulties as COVID persists

By Kasey Gordon, Correspondent

There is currently an epidemic of young adults suffering from mental health problems. These issues may have been prompted by a number of things on account of COVID-19 such as loss of jobs or financial troubles, worries about the safety of ourselves and loved ones and compromised social lives.  From a 2021 Pew Research Study, … Continue reading Young adults continue to ex... Read More

Why students continue to take online classes

By Observer Staff and Olivia Hansen, Correspondent

COVID-19 has altered the ways that individuals approach education. One of these things that have changed is the prominence of online classes. Even now, when in-person courses are up and running, many people still opt to take their classes virtually. One of these students is Avery Hochheiser, an early college student at Northern Essex Community … Continue reading Why stud... Read More

Why are less and less students choosing college in 2022?

By Observer Staff and Sierra Goodwin, Correspondent

Less and less students are attending college as the pandemic continues to show its effects on our country, and academic professionals are wondering what this is going to mean for the future of academia and the economy. NPR recently reported that over a million less students enrolled in an undergraduate program than before 2020 this … Continue reading Why are less and les... Read More

Weighing the benefits of choosing a community college

By Emily Graves, Correspondent

When choosing what college to attend for the next 4 years of life, it can be quite a daunting task. It feels like you’re being pulled in so many different directions, with this college offering these benefits, or this college giving out those hefty scholarships. But when it comes down to the ultimate choice, what … Continue reading Weighing the benefits of choosing a com... Read More

Students react to potential changes to Twitter

By Kayla Slepoy, Correspondent

Across several mainstream media outlets it is reported that Elon Musk has purchased popular social media app, Twitter. Twitter is a social media platform designed in a way that allows users to post, like, and share short public messages called “Tweets.” As many are aware, Musk is currently the wealthiest man on the planet with … Continue reading Students react to p... Read More

Elon Musk captures the blue bird

By Anytza Delgado, Correspondent

It’s not over until the blue bird sings, but it looks like Elon Musk is ready to give the app a new song. Twitter’s board has accepted Elon Musk’s 44 billion dollar offer to buy the social media giant. The purchase brings an end to negotiations and talks that started on April 4 when Musk … Continue reading Elon Musk captures the blue bird → Read More

Observer wins gold medal

By neccobserver

The NECC Observer was awarded a gold medal from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association for work published during the 2020-2021 school year. During this time the student newspaper did not have a print edition because of the pandemic and stories were posted solely to the website: https://observer.necc.mass.edu/ The judges wrote that the Observer should be … Continue rea... Read More