How you can help prevent suicide
Natalie Laurent
October 1, 2020
Roughly every 40 seconds a person dies from suicide, that’s over 800,000 deaths are from suicide per year. Fortunately, there is help available for NECC students. September is suicide awareness month. But that doesn’t mean people only get to talk about it during this time. Suicide is a much bigger...
Chance to win prizes with Student Activities Center
Lilly Ryken
October 1, 2020
The Student Activities Center is wanting you to come participate in activities. This year student activities have been a bit odd due to Covid19, but this has not stopped Carissa Kollath, director of SAC, and Erika Rupprecht, SAC coordinator, from creating activities at NECC. Throughout this semester,...
Fall athletes continue practices
Natalie Laurent
September 29, 2020
Practice continues for fall athletes, even though their seasons’ have been postponed. It has been six months into the pandemic and the call to either still have sporting events or to call off seasons not yet universally set in stone. For campus’s like Northeast who have decided to postpone...
Northeast not releasing positive COVID cases
Lilly Ryken
September 29, 2020
Northeast Community College decided not to release positive COVID case numbers, despite the virus spreading through campuses across the country. “In general, we are not saying the name of students coming forward or staff,” said John Blaylock, executive vice president of Northeast. Amanda Nipp,...
Members of the Student Activities Council discuss what they miss most from college before the coronavirus pandemic
Kaylea Kuhlman, Editor in Chief
May 15, 2020
NORFOLK - As the coronavirus pandemic has hit around the world, one major place it has affected is schools. More specifically, it has affected some colleges, one of these colleges being our very own Northeast Community College. With schools moving totally online, students were encouraged to stay home and social distance. This has put a stop to what members of the Student A...
Despite life’s struggles, Northeast student shines as a leader
Special to the Viewpoint
May 12, 2020
NORFOLK- Struggles and hardships have accompanied Hannah Schmeckpeper throughout her academic journey, but her strength as a leader and desire to succeed has carried her through these difficulties. Schmeckpeper, of Bloomfield, a sophomore at Northeast Community College, comes from a large, close-knit fam...
Northeast students apply for aid through CARES Act
Special to the Viewpoint
May 5, 2020
NORFOLK - Northeast Community College students who have experienced financial hardships as they continue their education during the COVID-19 pandemic are getting some assistance through the federal government. Congress approved the $2.2 billion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, w...
US colleges brace for a devastating summer and fall
MCT Campus
April 28, 2020
For many U.S. colleges, the worst may still be ahead. The upheaval in higher education has been unprecedented already, with campuses closed for months, graduation ceremonies scrapped and entrance exams canceled. Administrators across the nation increasingly fear their schools may not reopen for the...
Northeast students weigh in on impact of COVID-19 on their education
Special to the Viewpoint
April 28, 2020
NORFOLK, Neb. – Members of the Student Leadership Association (SLA) at Northeast Community College regularly keep in contact with their peers, but with no students on the Norfolk campus for the remainder of the spring semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they did the next best thing - they have ...
Northeast remembers longtime board member Ken Echtenkamp
Special to the Viewpoint
April 23, 2020
WEST POINT - A West Point man who served as an educator across northeast Nebraska and had a long association with Northeast Community College has died. Kenneth Echtenkamp passed away Thursday at St. Joseph’s Hillside Villa in West Point. He was 95. Due to the current Directed Health Measures regard...
Northeast business students compete in virtual competition
Special to the Viewpoint
April 21, 2020
NORFOLK– Northeast Community College business and information technology students are not letting the disruption in their education due to the COVID-19 pandemic stop them from showcasing their skills. Several members of the College’s Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) Team placed in several areas in the 202...
Moore earns NJCAA All-American Honorable Mention honors
Special to the Viewpoint
April 9, 2020
NORFOLK – Northeast Community College women’s basketball star Kyla Moore (Norfolk, Neb.) was named an NJCAA All-American Honorable Mention it was announced on Tuesday. Moore becomes the 16th All-American in the history of Northeast women’s basketball and the sixth consecutive selectio...
