By Benjamin Heffner | Observer Contributor


At 17 years old, high schooler and dual enrollment student Julia Feeley has become a well-known fixture in productions at Mount Wachusett Community College’s Theatre at the Mount.


Feeley recently performed in the holiday show Sound of Music as Liesl, a sixteen-going-on-seventeen-year-old who’s the oldest of seven children of the Von Trapp family. Feeley enjoyed playing the role, saying she learned a lot about the character. “I learned a lot about...

By Benjamin Heffner | Observer Contributor


Three MWCC students were injured on November 26 after they were struck by an oncoming MART bus. According to a statement released by Campus Police, at approximately 7:50 AM, the MART bus was attempting to make a turn near the Lot B bus stop when the students were struck. 


Samuel Nieves, who was on the bus at the time of the incident, said that as the bus was turning, it suddenly accelerated onto the curb, colliding with students and hitting a ligh...

By Benjamin Heffner | Observer Contributor


On the national stage, former President Donald Trump secured victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris to become the 47th president of the United States. Trump became the first president since Grover Cleveland to win two nonconsecutive terms. He earned 312 electoral votes to Harris’ 226, sweeping all seven battleground states. Trump also won the national popular vote, making him the first Republican to do...

By Benjamin Heffner | Observer Contributor


In June 2024, Bryce Caron graduated from Gardner High School with not only a high school diploma, but college credits as well under his belt. Caron earned his college credits through the North Central Massachusetts Early College Academy, a division of MWCC’s Early College & Dual Enrollment Department. He is now continuing his studies at Springfield College majoring in Psychology with two minors in Athletic Coaching and Sports Analytics. “Dual Enrollm...

Submitted by Benjamin Heffner (Passed on from my grandmother and great-grandmother!).


Serves 4.


Ingredients2 Acorn Squashes2 tsp Olive OilGround beef1 tsp salt1/8th tsp of cinnamon and nutmeg1 onion, finely diced4 cloves garlic, minced¾ cups bulgur2 cups water


Directions:

Submitted by Benjamin Heffner (Passed on from my grandmother and great-grandmother!).

Serves 4.

Ingredients2 Acorn Squashes2 tsp Olive OilGround beef1 tsp salt1/8th tsp of cinnamon and nutmeg1 onion, finely diced4...

By Benjamin Heffner | Observer Contributor


Mental health is a topic of concern for many people, and awareness for mental health has been steadily increasing. Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) is eager to contribute to this important cause. Leeanne Hadsel, Senior Mental Health Counselor of MWCC’s Counseling and Wellness Services department shared some insight on the topic of mental health during election season and gave some advice about how students, staff, and faculty can manage their...

By Benjamin Heffner | Observer Contributor


Last month’s debate on September 10 between former President Donald Trump, a Republican, and Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat, marked the first—and potentially the only—chance for voters to see both candidates on stage discussing key issues facing the nation, including immigration, taxes, the economy, abortion, and foreign policy.


Students Matthew Infantino, Sarah Vargas, and Oren Cohen gave their thoughts on the debate.


Matthew Infanti...

By Jordan Chila | Editor-in Chief


MWCC started the process of implementing a new mascot in the fall of 2024 with a vision that embodied the school’s mission. Students and faculty were asked to vote on various animals and in the end the mountain lion stuck. However, it did receive a makeover. MWCC Marketing department hired the design firm School Branding Agency to create three options that students voted on between January 27th and 30th. Phase 3 is soon approaching.


The results for the new...

By Princess Yeboah | Assistant Editor


Mount Wachusett Community College’s LaChance Library Learning Success Center is a central resource to the campus community, but can be misleading to students of being strictly a tutoring center, which is totally not the case. Located near Trio and Student Support Services on the Gardner campus, and located near Enrollment Services on the Leominster campus, It’s a service that all students have full advantage of. Ranging from assistance to research papers,...

By Jordan Chila | Editor-in-Chief


Open educational resources (OER) are available for use at MWCC. An initiative has been put into place to locate, redeem, and output these supplies. These resources are a compilation of material that students and faculty can acquire to use in their classrooms. OERs were developed to aid in the financial struggles students may face when securing resources for their education, such as textbooks. MWCC wants students to know that they can access these resources an...