The Viewpoint staff takes on the Animal Shelter
Kaylea Kuhlman, Reporter
April 18, 2019
Filed under Business, Top Stories
NORFOLK- The Viewpoint staff went out and volunteered at the Animal Shelter of Northeast Nebraska on Tuesday, April 9. The staff also had a chance to talk to the manager of the shelter, Lisa Doescher. Volunteering is not only good for yourself for multiple reasons, but it is also clearly a major help...
Northeast Phi Beta Lambda Helps Make a Difference
March 28, 2019
Today, three members of Northeast Phi Beta Lambda (PBL), an organization on campus dedicated to building career skills, helped volunteer at the Norfolk Salvation Army. They helped package chocolates that were donated to provide a treat to areas that were impacted by the devastating flood. This...
Why should students join The Viewpoint?
December 11, 2018
My name is Hunter Bergman, a business administration major interested in mass media. I decided to work for The Viewpoint the second semester of my freshman year and learn more about the digital world. My goal was to start a podcast and learn more about marketing analytics. The first step on my journey...
Northeast Community College student runs own studio
Regan Dorcey, Reporter
December 10, 2018
Filed under Business, Campus, Entertainment, Local News, NECC Student Profiles, Top Stories
Northeast Community College is a place students can learn about their passion and interest. Student, Ben Viergutz, took advantage of the opportunities Northeast gave him. In May of 2018, he graduated from Northeast with an Audio and Recording degree. Currently, Viergutz is back at college majoring in ...
Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerce forms Cadet Club to foster student engagement with the local community
November 13, 2018
Do you want to expand your professional network off campus? Now you can have that opportunity with the Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerce Cadets program. November 11 marked the first meeting of the Cadets. The goal of this group is to get students involved in the local community. What does a Cadet...
Northeast Community College Board of Governors approves 2018-19 budget
Special to the Viewpoint, Reporter
September 20, 2018
Filed under Business
NORFOLK, NE – A decrease in funding from the state and no change in property valuations are among factors that will impact the operating budget for the next fiscal year at Northeast Community College. On Thursday, the Board of Governors gave unanimous approval to the College’s 2018-19 budget following a ...
Northeast continues to train the next generation of media professionals
May 11, 2018
Filed under Activities, Business, Campus, Local News, Meet Northeast, Top Stories
NORFOLK, NE – If you saw the feature motion pictures Mad Max: Fury Road or Kingsman: The Secret Service, they were shot using the same type of cameras and equipment that are being used by the next generation of media professionals at Northeast Community College. Now...
Pablo Escobar is old school; modern global criminal is a hacker
February 22, 2018
Filed under Business, Technology
WASHINGTON _ The amount criminals earn off ID theft, hacking and other forms of cybercrime worldwide is approaching the levels of global drug trafficking, and rising rapidly, experts say. Hackers display "shocking inventiveness" in leveraging technology for extortion as they cause losses of up to $600...
Indictments reveal how Russia taps digital tools to stir up discord in US
February 22, 2018
Filed under Business
Russia has been trolling the United States for decades. It bankrolled American authors who claimed Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated President John F. Kennedy under the direction of the FBI and CIA; it planted articles arguing Martin Luther King Jr. was not radical enough; and it spread a conspiracy theory...
Netflix flexes its muscle again as it spends big to lure top talent from networks
February 15, 2018
Filed under Business
LOS ANGELES — With yet another mighty roar, Netflix sent a warning shot to the rest of the entertainment industry — landing a new multiyear deal with prolific TV producer Ryan Murphy, the man behind 20th Century Fox Television’s “Feud,” “American Horror Story,” “Glee” and more. The...
How Trump’s tariffs could help — or hammer — one beleaguered segment of the U.S. solar industry
February 1, 2018
Filed under Business, Technology
WASHINGTON — Much of the U.S. solar industry is slamming President Trump’s decision to slap a 30 percent tariff on solar equipment made outside of the United States. But Trump’s confrontational approach has provided a glimmer of hope for U.S.-based companies that make polysilicon, a key component...
Target expanding same-day delivery with $550 million acquisition of Shipt
December 23, 2017
Filed under Business
By Kavita Kumar Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (TNS) MINNEAPOLIS – Target Corp. is getting serious about same-day delivery of groceries and other items with a $550 million deal to buy Shipt Inc. The cash purchase is the Minneapolis-based retailer’s largest acquisition in decades and represents o...
Co-Editor/Video Editor
Staff Job Title: co-Editor Major: Digital Cinema Hometown: Mount Vernon, South Dakota About: I graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 2017. I am majoring in Digital Cinema and Media.
