by Melissa Kacar and Nicole Schmidt Every Wednesday, the NCC Farm Market offers a variety of different products sold by local businesses. Bahereh Khodadoost has been selling her handmade pottery at NCC’s for almost 4 years and has been working with clay for 34 years. While she took a few classes, most of her skill…
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By Jacob Repsher In the ever so pleasant weather of our awful winter season, the local farmer’s market has since been moved from the center square to the second floor lounge, making for an interesting sight of stalls hidden behind a sea of mingling students. As someone who’s always thought highly of small local businesses,…
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During this past spring break, I had the marvelous privilege and opportunity to spend my week in the Andes of Colombia, South America, the purpose being to learn about and study the elements that constitute a sustainable food system. I would have to learn about what a food system is, who is involved in it,…
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For many, it comes to no surprise that NCC students are committed to hard work and change for the community on and off campus. While there is no doubt that many of us can relate to such compliments, one student on campus stands out amongst many in an effort to seek new change for the…
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In the beginning of the school year at NCC, students get the talk which involves all the do’s and don’ts as they prepare for a fresh semester in college. These are established as society standards and contradictions which go hand-in-hand with the college lifestyle. As a student, you’re expected to do one thing or act…
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While walking around Northampton Community College, you may have noticed a flyer for dental cleaning. These flyers piqued curiosity and this curiosity led to inside one of Northampton’s many degree programs-the Dental Hygienist program. The Dental Hygienist program at NCC, according to their program site, is a competency-based program with progression in “All laboratory and…
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A gathering of NCC sponsors, students, faculty, committee and foundation members assembled at NCC’s Southside Center for “Fat Tuesday”. “Fat Tuesday”, otherwise known as Mardi Gras, was hosted at the Family Fowler Center by NCC, alongside the new Zime Cafe, on Tuesday March 5. As the guest walked in they were greeted by the music…
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NCC’s annual Alumni Association Spring Craft Fair featured over 160 local crafters selling handmade products such as; jewelry, soaps, baked goods, floral arrangements, home décor, crochet items, ceramics, and more. Mary Seay from Black Horse Hill sells handmade baskets, soaps, and a variety of products out of alpaca fleece. “I got started making a lot…
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The H.O.P.E. Pantry is an on-campus, Nursing Student Organization, put together by Northampton Community College that’s available all year round. The organization stands for Helping Our Peers Excel, and was created in 2016. By helping out NCC students and donating healthy, fresh foods for anyone in need, they continue to keep the hope in school.…
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According to a 2017 CDC survey, in 2015 1.3% of U.S. children, aged between 19-35 months old, went unvaccinated which raises the question of how colleges with immunization policies are affected when it comes to an unvaccinated student. Northampton Community College, alongside Lehigh University and Lafayette University, have strict immunization policies in place for students…
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Lotus Rebirth is a traveling mural dedicated to the survivors of traumatic brain injuries (TBI). On Tuesday, March 5 in Laub Lounge at NCC’s Bethlehem campus, Areli Pellegrino from Success NeuroRehab, along with four survivors, came to talk about the production and meaning of the painting. Pellegrino talked about why she used art to represent…
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Psychology professor Jeffrey Armstrong grew up at the Jersey Shore and spent most of his life there before going to college. “I went to Penn State University main campus for undergrad, originally as a computer science major. I fell in love with psychology via my Intro to Psych class in my 3rd semester, then I…
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