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		Advising Day allows students to pick their classes By Amanda Walker, staff writer Published 11/11/2009 Advising Day is drawing near. Northeast will not hold classes on Tuesday, November 17 as the school pre-registers for the 2010 spring semester. . click here to read more
		Library receives 47 books on Japanese culture By Emily Kelly, staff writer Published 11/11/2009 Northeast recently received a set of books from the Nippon Foundation in Tokyo, Japan, as a part of the company's "100 Books for Understanding Contemporary Japan." . click here to read more
		Seventy-one to compete for title of Most Beautiful By Emily Kelly, Staff Writer Published 11/02/2009 Seventy-one young women will compete for the title of ‘Most Beautiful’ at Northeast as the college hosts its annual Parade of Beauties on Tuesday, November 10, in the Seth Pounds Auditorium. click here to read more
		Artist gallery features self-taught Northeast alumnus By Amanda Walker, Staff Writer Published 10/27/2009 Northeast’s art gallery currently holds pictures from a self-taught artist, Tony Bullard. . click here to read more
		Pair dances set for latter part of fall semester By Lindsay Hill, Staff Writer Published 10/26/2009 A pair of dances dot the Northeast student activities calendar for the latter part of the 2009 fall semester. Northeast is holding a Halloween Costume Party and Dance Monday, October 26 and a Fall Formal on Tuesday, November 17.. click here to read more
		Nursing tradition of feeding the multitudes continues By Jennifer Friar, Staff Writer Published 10/26/2009 A tradition that dates back to the late 1990s is still going strong in the Northeast nursing department. “Feeding the Multitudes,” a mid-semester event when the freshman nursing instructors serve lunch to the freshman nursing students to officially welcome them to the program, began back in the late 1990s. . click here to read more
		PTK offers way to boost GPA By Amanda Walker, Staff Writer Published 10/26/2009 Northeast’s Phi Theta Kappa is offering students a way to boost their grade point average (GPA). Honors Forum is an academic class that anyone can join at the beginning of each semester. click here to read more
		Northeast entertains SACS on-campus visit By Emily Kelly, Staff Writer Published 10/19/2009 Representatives from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) recently visited Northeast as a part of the school's reaccreditation process. click here to read more
		Student parking causes issue for church By Amanda Walker, Staff Writer Published 10/05/2009 As usual during the first few weeks of the 2009-10 school year at Northeast, student parking has been an issue. According to chief of campus police and security Dean Bearden, another problem with parking has arisen. Bearden pointed out that there is another issue with parking that is not always a problem. click here to read more
		ROTC program returns to NEMCC campus By Emily Kelly, Staff Writer Published 10/05/2009 Northeast Mississippi Community College now offers Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) classes. Army ROTC is a four-year program designed to teach students military history as well as army leadership skills. click here to read more
		Theatre to present five one-act plays By LeAnna Young, Staff Writer Published 09/03/2009 Northeast theatre director Christopher Schager is at it again. NEMCC’s fall One Act Plays are now cast and scheduled, and with the addition of a fifth play this year, the veteran director is out to display as many of Northeast’s aspiring thespians as possible. click here to read more
		Baptist Student Union offers plenty of events for students By Jennifer Friar, Staff Writer Published 08/26/2009 Northeast’s Baptist Student Union is a fellowship of college students and provides a place for fun, fellowship and meeting new people. The Baptist Student Union building is located beside Mississippi Hall and across the College Street from Hines Hall. BSU is always open for students to just come and relax. click here to read more
		Water Cooler Mondays give students avenue to express themselves By Jennifer Friar, Staff Writer Published 08/26/2009 With the beginning of a new school year at hand, the Student Government Association instituted “NE Life is Good” Welcome week and featured several new student activities. . click here to read more
		Students deal with growing pains By Audrey Anna Roberson, Staff Writer Published 08/25/2009 With approximately 3,700 students on campus as the 2009-10 school year begins, Northeast is experiencing a few growing pains, most of which begin and end with one thing……parking. click here to read more
		Summer trips take Northeast around the world Emily Kelly , Staff Writer Published March 30, 2009 A pair of summer trips will take Northeast students around the world.. click here to read more
		Northeast starts T-shirt promotion Kristen McGregor Published 03/03/2009 Where have your NE t-shirts been? Northeast Mississippi Community College is starting a promotion similar to Reed’s Department Store in Tupelo. The promotion encourages people to wear their Northeast t-shirts to show where they have been. click here to read more