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Students share diverse opinions on college’s vaccine policy
Editor’s Note: The 15 community colleges in Massachusetts announced Sept. 20 that there will be a vaccine requirement for students, faculty and staff starting in January 2022. Students who are not vaccinated will be able to take online courses. Read the full announcement here: https://www.necc.mass.edu/current-students/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/home/COVID_Statement_from_... Read More
Pandemic spurs some to embrace economic innovations
The past year has been greatly turbulent in all sectors, particularly so in the employment sector and the consequences they’ve had for those both looking for a job or who’ve been laid off as a result of the Coronavirus. Many who normally would’ve performed typical wage labor were forced out of these positions as the … Continue reading Pandemic spurs some to embrace econo... Read More
How COVID-19 affects schooling
The COVID-19 pandemic has swept its way through the country, leaving its mark on the way. One way the pandemic has drastically changed the norm in the country is the way schools have operated in 2020 and 2021. The common eight-hour school day five days a week has for the most part that was not … Continue reading How COVID-19 affects schooling → Read More
Center for Liberal Arts offfers advising resources
As the spring semester comes to an end advising season begins, which gives students only a short time to complete their assignments and seek advising assistance so that they can enroll into the classes that are needed for their majors. Fortunately, the Center for Liberal Arts at Northern Essex Community College provides multiple resources for … Continue reading Center fo... Read More
Students share thoughts on vaccines
The last year has shifted this whole world upsidedown, and at this rate the cause of all of this is common knowledge. 2020 was a burden and a year to forget by many, but this year has brought out the joy in that COVID vaccinations are increasing at a rapid rateby each following month. As … Continue reading Students share thoughts on vaccines → Read More
Learning with Zoom
Since the start of pandemic, we have all been trying to gather ourselves and figure out what our new “normal” is. As far as educational purposes go, schools and universities had to think of a way for their students to continue their education virtually. This is when the software Zoom came around and took over … Continue reading Learning with Zoom → Read More
PACE hosts virtual awards night
The most awaiting and cheering time has come for every PACE Program participant at NECC – the special night for the Annual Pace Awards and Alumni Success Panel. The event celebrates and recognizes outstanding individuals who were chosen for PACE Program awards this year, and was held on Thursday April 21, 2021. It was a … Continue reading PACE hosts virtual awards... Read More
The ongoing genocide in China
In the Xinjiang province in the People’s Republic of China there is genocide going on and its being perpetrated by the government. The target of this ongoing crime against humanity is the Uighurs who are a Turkic ethnic minority that live in the province which is located in the Northwestern part of the People’s Republic … Continue reading The ongoing genocide in China &r... Read More
The ups and downs of online learning
It has been a full year since Northern Essex Community College made the shift towards online learning to fit the regulations of Covid-19. Even though there has always been an option to participate in virtual classes, this is an entire new take on the idea. There are zoom meetings, and some professors even offer a … Continue reading The ups and downs of online learning &r... Read More
Speechapalooza 2021: Coming to a screen near you
Northern Essex Community College’s 7th annual Speechapalooza event will be held virtually for the second year in a row due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. It will be held over a span of three days, April 30, May 1, and May 2 on YouTube @ https://youtu.be/3x4ccIZPVJk. Speechapalooza was created in 2015 and sponsored by NECC’s … Continue reading Speechapalooza 2021: C... Read More