Essex County College Observer

04/15/2015

Read all about: --The inauguration of President Gale E. Gibson --The Matter of Black Lives and Racial Profiling --The Essex/City of Newark Mural Project --Creative Voices from Essex Students

04/15/2015

Essex County College continues to feel the effects of budget cuts which have hit the campus hard this academic year. Despite setbacks, the ECC community is working together to attain new collaborat...

04/15/2015

There are many quotes and affirmations that stand out to me on a daily basis. I recall a Sunday afternoon in the spring of 2013, sitting across from a close friend of mine discussing the pros and c...

04/15/2015

Across the globe, students are protesting chronic corruption and impunity for authority figures and injustice as the fight for greater democracy continues. The following information was derived fro...

04/15/2015

The Wolverines men’s soccer team ended the season with a record of 11 wins and three losses. The Sierra Finals were on Saturday, October 25th where the Wolverines played Harcum College at NJIT. Aft...

04/15/2015

The Lady Wolverines soccer team successfully defended its Region XIX title with a 3-2 win over top-seated Burlington County College on November 1st. Essex hosted the Northeastern District champions...

04/15/2015

The renowned stylist, Melissa Rubini, is an inspiration to all people willing to fight for their dreams. More than fifteen years ago, Rubini arrived in New York City as an immigrant from Brazil to...

04/15/2015

Professor Anna Choi Muniz and Professor Barbara Pogue's Art 107-108 students participated in the Urban Issues Institute Local Government Internship program in partnership with the City of Newark an...

04/15/2015

The funny thing about everything is that it resembles itself. Let’s take a moment and laugh at that, even though it’s about the unfunniest thing said by anyone, ever- wait a second, especially beca...

04/15/2015

Watch Essex Nation, the TV show produced by Essex County College's Short Films Club on Fios 37 / Cablevision 77 or online at essexvoices.com! Mondays and Fridays @ 9pm.

04/15/2015

For some of us, finding our roots may be as easy as skimming through a photo album, talking to grandma or looking in the mirror. However, for others, finding our roots may start and end in the sam...

04/15/2015

The Short Films Club and Student Entertainment Club invite all aspiring student media makers to submit their film, screenplay, game or interactive media project to the Inter-Collegiate Media Festiv...

04/15/2015

Essex County College students banded together in the spring semester to save a recent graduate’s family from deportation to Sri Lanka. The Anandarajah family, ethnic Tamils, belong to a minority gr...

04/15/2015

Advice column by LJ Q1. Jessica - Hey LJ, So, there's this guy at my school I have liked all year, and I'm still too scared to tell him. I often look at him in class, and when he looks my way and c...

04/15/2015

This is a short story by Carmen Perez. Carmen Perez is 21 years old and finishing her last semester at Essex County College as a Liberal Arts major. She is an intern at the Hall of Records in Newa...

04/15/2015

I parted the Red Sea In search of a rumor: A land abound With milk and honey. For 40 years and a night, I covered barren wastelands With constellations of footfalls; Wetting my parched lips W...

04/15/2015

The Martin Luther King Jr. Library is being transformed into a state-of-the art “Information Commons” to increase digital access and improve academic resources for students. The $6.7 million renova...

04/15/2015

Biology Professor Larry Pitts retires from ECC after 44 years of service. For Biology Prof. Lawrence (Larry) Pitts, who is retiring this summer after 44 years in the classroom, his long tenure teac...

09/11/2014

By:  Alexandra Guilloty The Infamous Mr. West has done it again.  ‘What?’ you ask.  ‘Did he make another little white girl cry by ruining her acceptance speech moment?  Accuse another president of ...

09/11/2014

By:  Khadijah bint Costello Journalism’s reliability is compromised by the actions of a few.  Today, journalism is not about writing the truth through an objective eye.  Journalism today is more ab...

09/11/2014

By:  Diego Gonzalez After attending Essex County College for nearly a year and a half, I have finally been given the opportunity to officially review the cafeteria food, something that I - along wi...

09/11/2014

By: Lev D. Zilbermints                                   Kids affected with AIDS may find sympathy, welcome and understanding at the AIDS Resource Foundation for Children, a charity located at 77 A...

09/11/2014

By: Alexandra Guilloty New Yorkers patiently stood in line on Spring Street, perfectly suited for how sunny and warm the day was, waiting to become one of the first to try the new “Cookie Shots” at...

09/11/2014

By: Alissa Lopez The works of Nicholas D. Kristof, a columnist for the prestigious New York Times, are exceptional examples of investigative journalism at its finest.  A recent article titled, “Whe...

09/11/2014

Congrats to the Class of 2014!  May you continue to exceed expectations and soar ever higher! Check Twitter and Instagram for the hashtag for all your pics and video or check livestr...

09/11/2014

Ras Baraka was sworn in as mayor of the city of Newark on July 1, 2014, along with newly elected City Council members.  Lucy Lopez, an Essex County College sophomore, received the title of Youth Ma...

09/11/2014

Congratulations to Lucy Lopez, Newark's new Youth Mayor.  Ms. Lopez, a sophomore at Essex County College, was selected from approximately 100 other hopefuls as part of a city wide competition.  Ms....

09/11/2014

Check out some of the coding classes that Converge space is offering up in downtown Newark.  This is an affordable coding class with Code Crew on HTML/CSS and JavaScript. It is $40 for 8-weeks for ...

09/11/2014

Check out interviews with our Jack Kent Cooke scholars, graduation highlights and a list of all ECC 2014 graduates.  Congrats Class of 2014! A 2014 graduate?  Don't miss seeing your name in print i...

09/11/2014

The Newark Arts Council has re-named its annual arts tour the "Open Doors Citywide Festival". It is a citywide festival throughout Newark that opens on Thursday, October 9th through Sunday, October...

09/11/2014

CMS 136 Radio Broadcasting students interviewed leaders of the Newark Student Union during the first day of their ongoing walkout and protest of Governor Christie’s reappointment of NPS Superintend...

09/11/2014

The Mirzayan Fellowship Program Office is pleased to announce that the National Academies is accepting applications for the January 2015 session of the Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Pol...

09/11/2014

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