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Hope and help for the holidays: NECC’s mental health resources for students in need
For students dealing with anxiety and depression, this time of year can be particularly challenging. Northern Essex Community College (NECC) offers a range of mental health resources aimed at supporting students through these pressures, providing a foundation for those who may feel overwhelmed during this season. Read More
Tech made to think?
How AI is shaping student learning Students at Northern Essex Community College (NECC) are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to support their studies, raising questions about whether these tools are enhancing their learning or simply doing the thinking for them. Read More
NECC hosts forum on opioids and Narcan use
Photo Courtesy “The Facts About Naloxone”
From noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, Northern Essex Community College’s Human Services Program partnered with Emmon’s Heart to present a discussion and training in harm reduction and the administration of Narcan in the case of a suspected overdose. Participants gained knowledge about opioid overdose risks, recognition, and response steps. Read More
The prevalence of procrastination
Procrastination is a large issue when it comes to school work, but how common is it? Is there a difference between procrastinating in high school versus college? Have you ever gone to turn in a discussion board a few hours before it is due and noticed that your submission is still the first? This is no Read More
Voters to decide if MCAS requirement stays
Photo by Editor-in-Chief Daniela Valdivia-Terres
Melissa Ferris, an NECC student, takes a photo of the QR code to Vote411.org website posted on the bulletin in the Spurk building.
Massachusetts voters face a crucial decision that could reshape the state’s education landscape as they consider eliminating a long-standing standardized testing requirement for high school graduation. Read More
Know your vote
Photo by Editor-in-Chief Daniela Valdivia-Terres
Arts and Design students in Haverhill campus, Wilmary Hernandez and Roselyn Velazquez, showing Massachusetts information for voters booklet in Spanish and English.
Regardless if you are pro-Trump or pro-Harris or against both, bear in mind that for voters in New England, the ballot is not only about the presidential election. It also includes different important positions such as candidates for the Senate or for state representatives or treasurer but for most of those states it includes questions that can impact their constituents. Read More
Community College Advantage Scholarships
All four University of Massachusetts undergraduate campuses in Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth and Lowell this Fall welcomed 66 community college graduates who are the first to be awarded the UMass Community College Advantage Scholarship, a new two-year $10,000 scholarship given to students in the top 10 percent of their class who enroll at UMass. Read More
Songs through the semester
Music reflects every aspect of a person’s life, from the mood they are into what they are learning in school. As the semester starts and progresses here at NECC many are studying while enjoying music in some capacity. Read More
A Boomwhackers boon
Photo by Rowan Rockwell
Music event featured Boomwhackers and drumming. Participants try out drummng during an event at the Tech Center on Oct. 3.
This Fall the music department at Northern Essex is getting into the swing of things with their annual Boomwhackers event, one of the many school functions looking to put the ‘community’ back into Community College. Read More
Flavors of fall
The apples at one Merrimack Valley farm have all but disappeared this year. Talking with Bill and Gail Smolak, of Smolak Farms in North Andover, this fall feels very different for them. Read More