Author: afox16
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New Year, New Science Wing
By Jason Suh ’18, Staff Writer This year at Newark Academy looks to bring about exciting changes for both the students and the faculty. The school is taking on various projects to improve the facility and revamp the buildings with the intent of bettering the overall educational experience. While many people are indeed aware of the construction on the…
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Investigating the NA Bomb Scare: What Really Happened?
By Aidan Fox ’16, News Editor On the morning of Monday, November 16th, faculty members were in professional development meetings and students were arriving at school for a delayed opening. Suddenly, it was announced that an evacuation drill was in effect. Those approximately 80 already in the building filed outside onto the football field as other students…
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Community Service Update
By Aidan Fox ’16, News Editor The Community Service Council (CSC) is in the middle of its most ambitious year yet. The council has grown more and more influential over the years, but this council looks to top all previous years with more events and a closer connection to the student body. In addition to volunteer…
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Globalization of NA Clubs
By David You ’19, Staff Writer With the introduction of three speakers in just a few weeks’ time, Newark Academy has significantly boosted the presence of out-of-school ideas. As NA continues to bring in more speakers with the Global Speaker Series, three clubs — Green Committee, Support the Troops and Think Tank — have taken initiative…
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The Future of the eBook
By Zachary Burd ’19, Staff Writer The advent of the smartphone has killed the landline phone. Now, the dawn of the eBook is killing the printed book. Back in 1930, American Bob Brown, in his book The Readies, foretold of a machine able to hold multiple books in a miniaturized format, dooming the printed book to…
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News Top 10 #2
By Spencer Wang ’19, Staff Writer 102 dead after suicide bombing in Turkey’s capital On October 10th, at 10:04 am, two explosions rocked a peace rally in front the Ankara Central Railway station. The explosions were the work of two suicide bombers whose motives and affiliations are unknown at this time. 68 people were killed instantly from the…
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Nobel Prize Recap
By Dean Tan ’18, Staff Writer Earlier in October, the Nobel Committee, composed of various Swedish and Norwegian committees, recognized select researchers, writers, and activists for their revolutionary discoveries and outstanding contributions in 2015 by awarding them with international honors, cash prizes of 1.2 million USD, and the prestigious Nobel Prize Medal. The Nobel Prize…
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News Top 10 #1
By Aidan Fox ’16, News Editor Welcome to a new year of The Minuteman. This is the first edition of “News Top 10,” in which ten current events are briefly summarized. An Oregon man killed 9 and injured 9, before killing himself at a community college. President Obama gave a frustrated speech, lamenting, “Somehow this has…
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A Look At the Democratic Primaries
By Jason Suh ’17, Staff Writer When Barack Obama was re-elected in 2012, people already began to draw names of potential candidates for 2016. Now that the president’s second term is nearing its end, both the Democratic and Republican parties are in the process of determining who to give their respective…
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Who Should Pay for the Pope’s Security While in the USA?
By Chris Paradis ‘16, Staff Writer Pope Francis’ historic visit to the United States has sparked debate about the major social issues which he discussed. He had a strong focus on helping those in need. In New York City, he emphasized the need to support, “the foreigners, the children who go without schooling, those…