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(Archive November 2016) Students Speak on the 2016 Election

By editorialteam on September 4, 2024

By Mike Augustus | Observer Contributor

Mark Ramos

Mark Ramos, 32, has now voted in four presidential elections. This time was the most embarrassing election that he has voted in. “Bitter sweet” are the words Ramos used to describe the election results.  

Ramos did not vote for Trump or Clinton, but decided to vote for Jill Stein. What she offered during her election run was more appealing to Ramos than what Trump or Clinton offered. It was a bitter sweet election for Ramos because he did not want Clinton in office, but kind of wanted Trump to win. However, once Trump won he didn’t get a good feeling for what the next four years will bring. read more

(Archive November 2016) Election Analysis and Advice from Dr. John Fielding

By editorialteam on September 4, 2024

By Courtney Wentz | Assistant Editor

Doctor John Fielding, who teaches history and human resources management at Mount Wachusett Community College, said this was the worst election he has ever seen.

Fielding has his Bachelor’s in Political Science with a concentration in International Relations from UMass Dartmouth, his Master’s in Public Administration from Rhode Island University, and his Ph.D in Managerial Ethics from Salve Regina University in Rhode Island. He started working at MWCC in 1998 and retired in 2008 as Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs. He is now an adjunct professor. read more

(Archive November 2016) An Unsuitable President

By editorialteam on September 4, 2024

By Nicholas Velillari | Observer Contributor

The morning of Tuesday, November 8 started off with optimism for presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, but by the early hours of Wednesday morning a new reality set in: Donald Trump won, and that is frightening.

The Electoral College selected a person totally inept and unqualified to lead.  He ranted on building a wall between the US and Mexico, making fun of the disabled, bragging about sexually assaulting women, and proposing to ban an entire religious group of people from the US. These are all things that America should be fighting against. read more

(Archive November 2016) Post-Election Thoughts from Professor David Wyman

By editorialteam on September 4, 2024

By Nicholas Velillari | Observer Contributor

On the morning of November 9, Donald Trump became the presidential elect of the United States, leaving many Americans shocked while others were cheering.

Election night went on to become increasingly nerve wracking as a once leading Hillary Clinton lost in the electoral college 228-279, even though she won the popular vote.  Associate English Professor at MWCC, David Wyman, had a few comments on a Trump victory.

“The first thing that came to my mind… was violent protest demonstrations in the streets all across the country,” stated Wyman, “riots, like the ‘60s. I don’t think people are going to accept it. I could even see Trump declaring martial law to put down the demonstrations.” read more

(Archive November 2016) What Now?

By editorialteam on September 4, 2024

How to Accept the Election

By Jamie Parker | News Editor

Donald Trump won the 2016 Presidential Election last Tuesday, November 8th.
Photo courtesy of Michael Vadon https://www.flickr.com/photos/80038275@N00/20724666936/

Our country is going through a major shift right now. The results of Tuesday’s election have left about half of the country with a feeling of defeat, and even fear, while the other half is left with the feeling of exuberance. Regardless of your feelings towards the decision made, this is the reality. On January 20th 2017, Donald J. Trump will become the 45th President of The United States of America. This is the most important time for our country to come together and show the world that we ARE the “United” States of America.  read more

(Archive November 2016) Donald’s Idiocy Trumps Hillary’s Unlikeability

By editorialteam on September 4, 2024

By Jason D. Greenough | Web/Social Media Editor

Let the record state that I am not writing this as an endorsement of Hillary Clinton. While I will be voting for the Democratic front-runner this November, I think I should clarify that I am not a huge fan of Clinton, given her tactics during the primary season against Bernie Sanders. 

Needless to say, I still love Bernie and still do believe that it should be him up at the podium destroying the Republican front-runner instead of Clinton. I use “destroy” in this context like Clinton is doing the unthinkable. It’s a bar that is pretty damn low, if you ask me. And Trump’s inability to be a cooperative human being is making me fall in love with Hillary all over again. read more

(Archive September 2016) Body Image

By editorialteam on September 3, 2024

By Shelby Ayres | Observer Contributor

Body image is a big problem that has been affecting girls, continues to affect them, and appears to be more of a problem every year. Girls as early as 7-years-old are seeing themselves as fat.  It is all due to the rise of the media and the fascination it has with photoshopping women, which creates unrealistic images of women, according to Kerrie Griffin, Psychology Professor at Mount Wachusett Community College.  . 

Holly Tata, MWCC student, said, “I have always known that the models on the covers of popular magazines were photoshopped and tried to convince myself that even though I may not live up to the media’s standards of skinny, it doesn’t mean I’m not skinny. The problem is the media is hard to get away from since it’s everywhere, so after a while of being constantly subjected to such beautiful and influential figures, it’s hard to continue to convince yourself that you are still good enough.” read more

(Archive May 2016) Going Back to School

By editorialteam on August 30, 2024

By Michael Harris | Observer Contributor

Going back to school is a big decision for some. According to statistics from US News & World Report, 1 in 3 first-year students will not make it back for their sophomore year. Many people start school and end up having to drop out due to family, academic struggles, and or financial stress.

According to the National Student Clearinghouse, an estimated rate of only 56% of those enrolled in college will graduate with a degree within 6 years. This statistic didn’t include students who transfer to other schools, equaling about 25% of the total students surveyed. read more

(Archive May 2016) Students on Cheating

By editorialteam on August 30, 2024

By Mark Ramos | Observer Contributor

Cheating. Whether you do it yourself or know somebody who does, it’s something we all know happens. So instead of going over preventative measures or the morality of it, let’s take a look into how and why some students cheat.

While some confessed to old school methods of sitting next to friends who would let them copy or writing answers on their arms, others had taken things a little further in the classroom. One student told me a tale of how her professor had left out examples of past student’s lab reports, so the current class had an idea of how they should be done. When the professor wasn’t looking, she took one with a good grade home and copied the entire lab report. read more

(Archive May 2016) Is Trump Unstoppable?

By editorialteam on August 30, 2024

By Stevie LaBelle | Assistant Editor

Submitted by Cassandra Marino

As the presidential election goes forth Donald Trump has managed to gain more and more momentum. According to Politico he currently only needs only 392 delegates to reach the 1237 magic number for the Republican nomination. Considering there is still 733 up for grabs from a number of states, that is a real possibility.

Most other Republican still running have advocated against Donald Trump. Some have gone as far as recommending voters vote for a Democratic candidate if Trump becomes the nominee. They hope for a contested convention as a last hope to keep Trump from becoming the Republican nominee for the 2016 presidential election. read more