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Speechapalooza goes online, collects donations for student relief fund
Northern Essex Community College students hosted an online public speaking event, called Speechapalooza, on Instagram, Facebook and Youtube from Wednesday-Friday, April 29-May 1. (Pictured is Dylan Musgrave participating in the event.) The event helped collect donations for the college’s Student Emergency Fund and was attended by hundreds. The fund provides laptop and/or ... Read More
Children face homeschool blues
In these troubling times, education for the young has taken a new form to accommodate the circumstances, though not all of it is welcome. Some students find themselves using new online tools to learn while others find their parents becoming their teacher. Alicia Togue, who has children in both fifth and sixth grade, has had … Continue reading Children face homeschool blu... Read More
The essential worker: A view from the frontline
Shopping centers, restaurants, parks and any other place where social gatherings could take place are now shut down until further notice, unless deemed essential by the government. Being an essential worker during this COVID-19 pandemic can be very stressful. Many workers are scared to bring it home. Sadly, because thousands of people are laid off, those … Continue rea... Read More
Face masks mandated in Massachusetts
On May 6, the use of mandatory masks took effect throughout the state of Massachusetts. The order, executed by Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Barker, requires residents to wear a face covering in public places when they cannot socially distance themselves. The request applies to all employees, customers and public transport companies that are open to the … Continue reading F... Read More
NECC students aren’t waiting around: Innovative services flourish during pandemic
On March 24 at 12 p.m. Gov. Charlie Baker asked the whole state of Massachusetts to stay at home and not go out in public unless absolutely necessary. Massachusetts residents, along with almost the entire United States, have been advised to stay at home for over a month, and wait till COVID-19 starts to slow … Continue reading NECC students aren’t waiting around: I... Read More
Education behind the screen: Students reflect on remote learning
As quarantine continues and the world seems to be on pause, education also continues. Although students are no longer allowed to physically attend schools until the upcoming fall or possibly longer, students are still required to do online schooling, assignments are posted on websites such as Blackboard, Google Classroom, and video calls are made on … Continue reading E... Read More
Students share how COVID-19 has changed their lives
2020 has already been quite a year. Many disasters have happened along the way, and most importantly this COVID-19 pandemic. No one expected this, especially at this large of a scale. As a Northern Essex student not only has my academic life been affected greatly but my personal life as well. My mother has lost … Continue reading Students share how COVID-19 has changed t... Read More
Pulitzer Prizes announced
This year’s 104th Pulitzer Prizes announcement, which has honored excellence in journalism and the arts since 1917, was initially scheduled for April before being postponed until May 4 and delivered virtually. In the past the announcement has come in late April and since 1984 Pulitzer winners have received their prizes from the president of Columbia … Continue read... Read More
Are ‘murder hornets’ cause for concern?
As if living through a pandemic isn’t anxiety inducing enough by itself, social media rumors are now being spread about a mysterious “murder hornet” that has migrated to the United States. In late 2019 two bees were spotted in Washington, later determined to be Asian giant hornets, the world’s largest wasp according to National Geographic. … Continue reading Are ‘m... Read More
A conversation with student trustee Courtney Morin
Courtney Morin serves as the Northern Essex Community College Student Government Association’s Vice President of Haverhill and also as the Student Trustee on NECC’s Board of Trustees. In recent SGA meetings, she and Stephanie Haskell, a member of NECC’s staff and the advisor to the SGA (a position whose holder authorizes SGA votes and serves … Continue ... Read More