Northeast Community College adjusts to a new normal for the remainder of the spring semester

Special to The Viewpoint

March 31, 2020

NORFOLK – Michael Lynch admits he has not taught an online class before, but the longtime art instructor at Northeast Community College said he’s actually okay with the adjustment in how classes will be taught during the rest of the spring semester. “It’s a new and exciting challenge and I’m just g...

Northeast Community College court interpreter training program earns national recognition

Special to the Viewpoint

March 5, 2020

NORFOLK– A Northeast Community College program to train interpreters to work in Nebraska courtrooms is getting noticed, not just across the state, but throughout the nation. The Court Interpreter Preparation and Certification program began last September to train individuals to use their language ski...

UNO Responds To Intimidating Note

Learfield Wire Services

November 14, 2019

OMAHA-  University of Nebraska-Omaha officials are responding after an intimidating note was found near campus.  UNO student worker Joshua Garcia found a note on his car Tuesday evening that read "Illegals are not welcome."  UNO Chancellor Jeffrey Gold announced yesterday that everyone is welcome...

Record number of students enroll in Northeast’s Fridays @ Northeast program

Special to the Viewpoint

September 3, 2019

NORFOLK - In the four years Northeast Community College has worked with area high schools through its Fridays @ Northeast program, the number of students who have enrolled in classes has increased every year. At the beginning of the current academic year, over 100 high school seniors are taking part in t...

Plans for the school year include concerts, learning new things

Kaylea Kuhlman, Editor in Chief

August 27, 2019

Just like that it is the middle of August and it is back to school time. It is crazy how time just disappears. I remember my music teacher in elementary school telling our class how as you get older, time gets quicker and quicker. I can definitely agree with that already.   I spent most of my summer working...

WOW- Week Of Welcome!

Special to the Viewpoint

August 20, 2019

Welcome to Northeast Community College to all the freshman and welcome back to our returning students! Here is a list of all the events happening this week to kick off this fall semester!   Monday- Cup of Joe on the Go with Student Leadership Association- enjoy FREE Starbucks and a tumbler from...

‘Tootsie’ turns 1982 gender politics into a post-MeToo musical with 11 Tony nominations

Josh Getlin

June 7, 2019

Los Angeles Times (TNS) NEW YORK — There’s a game-changing moment early in “Tootsie,” the new Broadway musical based on the 1982 film, when an iconic but dated comedy suddenly gets new life — and cultural relevance — in 2019. In a first-act scene, lead producer Rita Marshall is meeting...

Concentrating on Audio Recording and Technology

Pauline Chiungwiza

May 8, 2019

NORFOLK-- At Northeast Community College, students are trained by their instructors to enhance and improve their skills according to their program of study. One of the concentrations in the media arts department is audio recording and technology, and it is designed to prepare students for entry level...

Talkin’ Hawks- Northeast students talk about their semester and summer plans

Kaylea Kuhlman and Pauline Chiungwiza

April 30, 2019

The Viewpoint staff headed around campus to talk to students about how this spring semester has been for them and what are their plans for the summer.

‘Pet Sematary’ directors on rebooting the horror classic: How do you scare Stephen King?

Jen Yamato

April 9, 2019

Los Angeles Times (TNS) First published in 1983, Stephen King’s supernatural chamber tragedy “Pet Sematary” was a dark tale of terror that Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kölsch both devoured growing up separately as budding filmmakers and horror fans in Long Island, N.Y. Like scores of King devotee...

Responding to college scandal, California lawmakers propose sweeping reforms

April 2, 2019

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Reacting to widespread allegations of cheating in the college admissions process, California lawmakers Thursday proposed a sweeping package of bills aimed at closing loopholes that officials said gave the children of wealthy parents a side door into elite universities. The six measures would ba...

Northeast’s Dickau named a 2019 New Century Workforce Pathway Scholar

Special to the Viewpoint, Reporter

March 26, 2019

JACKSON, MS – A Northeast Community College student has earned national recognition. Preston Dickau, Atkinson, has been named a 2019 New Century Workforce Pathway Scholar and will receive $1,250 in scholarship funding. The scholarship is the first of its kind to support students at associate degree-gran...