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(Archive February 2017) Super Bowl LI: Who Will Reign Victorious

By editorialteam on September 5, 2024

By Stevie LaBelle | Editor-in-Chief

Reliant Stadium
Photo by eschipul on Flickr

After two very heated and epic conference championship games, we are left with not one, but two teams looking to dominate Superbowl LI.

The NFC Championship game ended with a score of 44-21 with the Atlanta Falcons crushing the dreams of Green Bay Packers fans everywhere. There was an apparent lead throughout majority of the championship game. After the first half, the Packers were not even on the board. Despite the best efforts of both their offense and defense, they could not catch up and the Falcons are the ones proceeding onto the Superbowl. read more

(Archive February 2017) A Little Fix Here, a Little Fix There

By editorialteam on September 5, 2024

By Santiago Ferreira Vila | Observer Contributor

Construction. The one nightmare that affects almost every commuter, whether it is just a simple (or not so simple) one-lane closing, or an entire street wiped out. Mount Wachusett Community College has a student body of about 10,000, according to its website, and every one of those students are commuters. Construction, unfortunately, makes the effort of driving to the school difficult. Whether it be the Gardner, Leominster, or Devens campus. read more

(Archive February 2017) Time to Work, Time to Study

By editorialteam on September 5, 2024

By Santiago Ferreira Vila | Observer Contributor

Wake up. Go to class. Come home. Go to work. Do homework. Repeat. That is the life of many students at Mount Wachusett Community College. Financial aid may help students who are having trouble being able to pay off classes, but there is still the matter of personal purchases and bills students need to pay off as well. Many jobs can either be flexible with the students schedule while others may snarl at the fact that the job itself isn’t the student’s number one priority. read more

(Archive February 2017) Is a College Athlete Entitled to the Benefits They Typically Receive?

By editorialteam on September 5, 2024

By Tyler Morgan | Observer Contributor

If your child was recruited to play a Division sport, didn’t have to pay for school, food, or clothing, would you still want them to be paid? For many reasons, I believe college athletes shouldn’t be paid.

There are many benefits that College athletes receive for playing sports at school. I asked friends of mine who were Division 1 as well as Division 2 athletes about benefits they or other athletes they know receive. They mentioned how these benefits that the athletes receive include first class travel, free food at some of the best schools across the country, private tutoring, as well as free clothes. read more

(Archive February 2017) Why I March: A Response to Those Who Were “Too Good” To

By editorialteam on September 5, 2024

By Jamie Parker | Opinion Editor

After the Women’s Marches that took place on Saturday, January 21^st, the day after the Inauguration of Donald Trump, people all over the country took to the internet to tell the people who were participating in the marches how they felt about it.

Many of those people were supportive of the marches that were happening nationwide. Yet there were some, as there always are, who were not as supportive. These people condemned the marchers as, “not real” women because they’re only marching for themselves, or how these marchers were being “irrational,” because the current administration hasn’t even done anything yet, or even how there is no need for this because women “already have equal rights.” So this is my response to those people. This is why I march. read more

(Archive February 2017) Drug Testing Welfare Recipients is Bad for Taxpayers

By editorialteam on September 5, 2024

By Jamie Parker | News Editor

Food stamps, “free” healthcare, subsidized housing, and other government funded programs that all count as welfare programs. According to the Census Bureau, at the end 2012, about 34% of US citizens rely on one welfare program or another. That’s about 109,631,000 people. That’s a lot of people, and a lot of tax dollars.

Now one argument you have probably heard is that we should drug test all welfare recipients, to ensure that our hard-earned tax dollars are going to people who are “doing the right thing.” But in states like Florida, and Tennessee, these tests have been proven to cost more than they save. On top of that, these proposed laws are being challenged on whether they are even constitutional. read more

(Archive February 2017) Letters to the Editor: Thoughts on Student Loans

By editorialteam on September 5, 2024

Dear Editor,

One topic that comes up frequently in connection with higher education is the crushing burden of student loans. It is massive and growing all the time. The bigger question might be, is that smart public policy? I would contend that it is not.

One of the economic effects is that students are taken out of the consumer pool for many years or decades by crushing debt that prevents them from buying a house or other goods which reduces demand and economic growth. When it happens to millions of people you can bet that hurts the economy. read more

(Archive February 2017) Things are Getting Strange..?

By editorialteam on September 5, 2024

By Santiago Ferreira Vila | Observer Contributor

Early last week Marvel Cinematic Universe released its latest film in their franchise, Doctor Strange. Based off the comic book of the same name, Doctor Strange follows main character Dr. Stephen Strange, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, an esteemed neurosurgeon who ends up in a horrific car crash, which ends his career after his hands are injured beyond repair. Following the crash, Dr. Strange finds himself studying the possibilities of fixing his hands, in which he ends up studying the mystic arts, entangling himself between the fight of good and evil. read more

(Archive February 2017) Retro Nintendo System Gets a Reboot

By editorialteam on September 5, 2024

By Tyler Morgan | Observer Contributor

When the Nintendo came out in 1985 it was the best thing ever for a kid, there was no other thing you would rather do then get home from school and play it. Now 36 years later, we have consoles like Xbox and PlayStation that are very high tech, especially with graphics.

About two weeks ago, adults could finally enjoy a childhood console that I’m sure they didn’t have any more or forgot about. The Nintendo classic was released and there was a very high demand for it. I was able to get out and see if there were any lines at the local GameStop and Walmart, what I discovered was a long line of people waiting to bring it home. read more

(Archive February 2017) Comedy Review: Neal Brennan’s 3 Mics on Netflix

By editorialteam on September 5, 2024

By Jason D. Greenough | Observer Contributor

If you’re like me, live stage performances tend to hit you right in the feels. Something that always affects me is stand-up comedy, and for many different reasons.

The first, and possibly the most prevalent, is that I agree with most of the views and ideas that some of my favorite comics share. The story doesn’t change much with Neal Brennan’s new Netflix special, 3 Mics, but it hit me deeper than any other special has in recent history.

It’s deep, it’s innovative, it’s hilarious, it’s raw, and it’s real. read more

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