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Is Bigger Always Better?
Returning to New England College for my third year was a no-brainer. I’ve always had caring professors, great friends, spaces to hang out with...
Gilmore Gets a Remodel
Over the summer, Gilmore got a major overhaul. While the outside looks the same, one step inside the doors reveals all the hard work...
Ris Reacts: An Introduction
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Book Review: “Before We Were Yours” by Lisa Wingate
With thirty novels on the New York Times Bestseller List, Lisa Wingate has been nominated or received many awards for her writing, including the...
Growing Pains: NEC Welcomes Largest First Year Class in its History
New England College’s long term plan to increase undergraduate enrollment took a leap in the right direction this fall with 467 new students. NEC’s...
Dollar General has Arrived in Henniker
Over the last year, the proposal for a new Dollar General in Henniker received mixed reviews from town residents and New England College students....
Fall Festival Gallery
A gallery of photos from the Fall Festival.
Photo credit to Kathleen "Zimm" Zimmerman.
Alumni Weekend Gallery
A gallery of photos from New England College's alumni weekend.
Photo credit to the Alumni Center here at NEC.
OSE Schedule for the Week of September 24th
OSE sent out an email today regarding all the activities going on around campus this week. Check them out!
Tuesday, September 28th:
· Snacking on Science Seminar:...
Commuting Conflictions
I walk outside with my black backpack swung over my shoulder towards my car parked in the farthest corner of my gravel driveway. The...
History at NEC: The 1st Volleyball Match of the Season
New England College held its historic first volleyball match on September 1st, 2017. The program was added last fall, but the season did not...
Book Review: “The Glass Castle” by Jeannette Walls
Author of The Silver Star: A Novel and Half Broke Horses: A Real-Life Novel, Jeannette Walls is no stranger to writing about families in...
Comic Review: “Nailbiter”
Are people born murders or are they made into them? Where do they come from? What if I told you that some of the...
NEC PRESIDENT’S SPEAKER SERIES: WORLD RENOWNED PUBLIC RELATIONS EXPERT AND AUTHOR...
Event to Examine Communicating Effectively in a 21st Century World
HENNIKER, September 18, 2017 – New England College is pleased to announce that its President’s...
OSE’s Activity Schedule – 9/7/17 to 9/14/17
The Office of Student Engagement put out a list of the acivities going on for the next week. Check them out!
The Charter Coffeehouse is...
Beyond Basketball
It often takes years and years to build a college sports program. Even teams like the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team did not...
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
We all know how much a smartphone can benefit our everyday lives. It makes it much easier to contact people and we basically have...
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...
Black Girl Problems: Colorism in the black community
In a world already filled with racism between black and whites, it’s actually hard to believe there would be discrimination amongst the African American...
Just like New Yorkers, we can all help the environment.
4412 4th avenue, Brooklyn New York-- where I lived most of my life. There was a point in time where I lived somewhere else,...
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...
Video Game Review: Persona 5
If someone were to ask you what you think justice is, would you be confident in your answer? Persona 5 tests just that.
Persona 5...
Black Girl Problems: Being the “Angry Black Woman”
Black women tend to get the reputation of being an “Angry Black Woman", but what really makes us so angry? What is it about...
Black Girl Problems: Natural Vs. Relaxed
It’s no secret that more women of color are transitioning back to their natural roots. This new found movement has spark the growth in...
Album Review: “Starboy” by The Weeknd
The Weeknd, also know as Abel Tesfaye, changes everyone’s outlook on what his music represents with his latest album Starboy. On November 25th, it...
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...
Black Girl Problems Special Edition: Dating in College and Rejection
When I first started my column, my first published piece was about interracial dating here at New England College. That was roughly 7 months...
