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An Adventure to a New Dimension
Today, we live in the age of virtual reality. That’s right. Virtual. Reality. While it doesn’t sound very impressive in name alone, experiencing this...
How Smartphones Make Us Dumber
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Should the Thunder-Rockets series determine who is the MVP?
James Harden and Russell Westbrook are must-see television; there is no question about that. On one hand you have a guy who averaged a...
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Review by Luke...
For years, the Legend of Zelda series has been one of the most successful franchises in video games. These games have been as closely...
Disrupting the Flow
When sophomore Nicolina Jackson first entered her Composition class with Professor of Writing Bryan Partridge last semester, she didn’t expect to end up standing...
Black Girl Problems: How Black Girls can get ready for summer!
As we all know finals are around the corner and before we know it, summer vacation will be here! So before we become stressed...
Body By Blake-A Farewell
The school year is coming to an end. As a graduating senior, this will be my last article for Body by Blake. I want...
Student Senate: What happened? Who won?
I could feel my heart pounding as the minutes ticked closer to 12:00PM on April 21, 2017. I was trying my best to get...
A Senior’s Transformation and Hope for the Future
Four years may not seem like much time, but these past four have been worthwhile, to say the least.
I came to school with few...
One N.H. Man’s Visit to Standing Rock
“The day before , we’d been talking about how it’d been escalating, and how someone was going to die—I mean if you get hit...
Presidential Speaker Series- NEC Women Alumni
On Thursday April 6th, President Michelle Perkins hosted the President’s Speaker Series. The guests included successful women alumnae of New England College: Debbie Spring...
“Standing Up: Moments from a Movement” at Chester Gallery
Photographer Mark Manley said of his visit to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation last September during the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) protests, that the...
Body by Blake- An NEC Fitness Column
Conor McGregor is certainly a top level mix-martial artist. He is the first fighter to ever hold two belts in different weight classes simultaneously....
Three teams most likely to win the NBA Trophy
Every year, the NBA gives 16 teams a chance to win the championship but only one can come out victorious. Here are my predictions...
Sports: how sports applies to everyday life
In the lives of many people, there are happy and hard times. It’s how you act during the struggles in your life that define...
“Pretty Woman: I am enough” Personal Experience
On Tuesday March 28th, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion hosted an event called “Pretty Woman: I am enough” in honor of Women’s history...
Depression is linked to Social Media
Social media platforms can create friendships and even reconnect you with people you thought you would never hear from again. There are many benefits...
Why Each Player Should Win the NBA MVP
The end of the NBA season is right around the corner, and there is no clear cut winner for the MVP award. There are...
How Should A Knicks Fan Feel?
In a July 25th article written by ESPN, they predicted every teams' record for the upcoming season. They had the Knicks missing the playoffs...
Body by Blake- An NEC fitness column
Dear reader,
I have a challenge for you. It’s very simple and basic, but it’s the small things, done consistently, that yield big returns right?
I...
My Hawaiian Vacation
For my vacation during spring break, I went to visit my older sister, Sarah, at her house in O'ahu, Hawaii.
Hawaii has been considered a...
The Union Project
A new program has been brought to campus in regards to residential life and housing, and its success may pave the way for more...
Student Senate President: Friend vs. Friend
Our Student Senate isn’t like other Student Senates. Last year I attended one meeting to request money for River Day 2016, and became aggravated...
Farming comes to NEC
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Student Senate: President Election
Days away from the election, my nerves haven’t caught up to me yet. I think the most stressful part of running for Student Senate...
The DeMarcus Trade: What Now?
The DeMarcus Cousins-Sacramento Kings saga finally ended when it was officially announced on February 20th that he would be traded to the New Orleans...
Conspiracy Theories in Fantasy Basketball
The fantasy basketball league has been split into three parts—the good, the bad, and the mediocre. People inside the association believe it’s being clipped...
Album Review: I Decided. by Big Sean
Sean Anderson, who would eventually go by the name Big Sean, began his career in 2005 after meeting Kanye West in a hallway at...
“Women of Color: Embrace Your Beauty”
On February 17, the event “Women of Color: Embrace Your Beauty” brought all races together, but most importantly brought people of color together.
D’nysha Cook...
Psychology Club’s Networking Fair a Success
The Psychology Club, which has been reinstated and active again this academic year, hosted a Networking Fair during Experiential Wednesday on February 8th. The...
Book Review: “And Then There Were None”
“Ten little Indian boys went out to dine;
One choked his little self and then there were nine.”
-Ten Little Indians
It’s not uncommon to hear the...
Book Review: “The Chronology of Water: A Memoir”
The opening scene in The Chronology of Water: A Memoir by Lidia Yuknavitch, where her daughter emerges stillborn, plunges the reader directly into the...
Book Review: “Things I’ve Been Silent About: Memories”
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Body by Blake – An NEC Fitness Column
Odds are you’ll see someone in the gym doing curls at some point during your work out. Everyone wants big arms, and a big...
Tear Down that (Uterine) Wall!
During the summer of 2016, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio signed a law making tampons and pads free and accessible for public...
NEC Adds Environmental Communication Minor
“One of the reasons why I think it was approved is that the natural environment is one of the pillars of the college, along...
