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Pandemic School: Learning during COVID
Coronavirus has drastically changed the ways schools have been running. Throughout Haverhill and surrounding areas, schools are all going about opening in a very different way. Three students, Violette Smith, Hannah Grace, and Sydney Wolbach all attend different schools in the area and give us some insight into what it is like to be a … Continue reading Pandemic School: ... Read More
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Pandemic Etiquette 101
The day of March 12 will live in infamy due to the coronavirus pandemic and how it subsequently shook up the world. When this pandemic first hit, we didn’t exactly know what we were in for but we knew that life as we knew it would never be the same. The pandemic has really changed … Continue reading Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Pandemic Etiquette 101 → Read More
Online learning in the pandemic
During this pandemic, it has been difficult for students to learn and concentrate. Some college students have faced a lot of struggles. Also, the professors have been facing difficulties teaching during the pandemic. Mirrororajah Metcalfe is a student at Northern Essex Community College. Her major is Journalism and Communications. She from Las Vegas. Metcalfe states … C... Read More
When COVID-19 hits home
COVID-19 continues to tear through the world, through the United States, and through Massachusetts. It continues to reach and affect people throughout the Haverhill community, and in other surrounding communities. And since the pandemic first reached this area, it has hit home for numerous college and high school students, like Sabine Smith, Jason Curry, and … Continue r... Read More
Students share opinions of online learning
There are many aspects that come into play with today’s changes in learning due to the pandemic that everyone wants to see the end of. Some believe the online changes are for the better and some do not. Three Northern Essex community college students were interviewed on the topic at hand. Alicia Russell, is a … Continue reading Students share opinions of online learning ... Read More
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