Here am I sitting in a tin can, far above the world
When Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek began with those evocative spoken words… “Space: the final frontier,” one can reasonably conclude that they refer to more than just a periodic mission to space. To...
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Second Annual “Freezin’ for a Reason” Homelessness Awareness Event
The atmosphere is solemn as a dozen or more warmly clad figures huddle around an open pit fire barrel. Folding chairs, placed at random, surround the small grouping, yet the freezing temperatures force...
View ArticleSusan B. Anthony Project Honors Survivors of Sexual Assault
As people filed in, a hopeful, excited buzz filled the atrium of the Arts and Science Building at Northwestern Connecticut Community College on the evening of April 24. The Susan B. Anthony Project...
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The Life of Dale Parsons
In a small house, on a large piece of land, in Winchester Connecticut, lives a man who has been wizened by a life of art, husbandry, and teaching. This man is Dale Parsons and he has been a painter, a...
View ArticleFilm Takes Stock of a Childhood Removed From Nature
“What they do not know and value, they will not protect, and what they do not protect, they will lose.” -Charles Jordan, former Director of the Parks Bureau of Portland Oregon, former head of the...
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Ph.D. in a Box Found in Torrington
James T. Smith This year marks the sesquicentennial anniversary of the conclusion of the Civil War. After four brutal years of fighting, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant...
View ArticleWinsted Girls Perform in the Historic Musical Performance: “A Child’s Requiem”
On Thursday, March 5th, and on Saturday, March 7th, two amazing performances were conducted, one in Jorgenson’s Auditorium at The Storrs Campus of UCONN, and other in The Palace Theatre in Stamford...
View Article“Lest We Forget”
This article was written by Cheryl Sherlock, NCCC student and newly inducted PTK member. While not officially a member of the Journalism Club, Ms. Sherlock wrote this piece after attending NCCC student...
View ArticleOne NCCC Student’s Money Saving Tips
Money Saving Tips 1. Use only half the detergent recommended. Too much leaves residue in your clothes. 2. Use only one-half the fabric softener sheet in your dryer. More is not necessary. 3. Use Fels...
View ArticleDe magistro linguae latinae: An interview with John Higgins, former Gilbert...
Latin is a language that erupted into the world with an empire that changed it. Latin, once the language of writing for all of Europe, is now seen in a new light, as a language that gives us history,...
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