Author: cpan18
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How to Read the News
By Sophia Ludtke ’20, Feature Editor Every day we are flooded with news about what is happening in the world. Optimistic or dire, serious or frivolous, it seems as if the world is always talking about the latest big story. But, where do we learn this information? From family and friends, to standard newspapers, to Snapchat,…
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Facebook Live: Crimes with an Audience
By Sophie Gilbert ’19, News Editor Ever since Facebook Live was introduced for public use in the beginning of 2016, the issue of violent attacks being streamed over the popular social media platform has prevailed. From the streamed torture of a special needs student in January, to countless other videos of assaults, Facebook is now…
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Macron: France’s Step Forward
By Alena Zhang ’18, Commentary Editor On May 7, 2017, at just thirty-nine years of age, Emmanuel Macron became the youngest President in French history. During his campaign, he ran under his own En Marche! (Forward) Party, which he defined as “neither left nor right.” On the other hand, Marine Le Pen’s populist campaign appeals…
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Is it Wickedness, Is it Weakness? A review of Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN.
By Jake McEvoy ’18, Arts and Entertainment Editor Kendrick Lamar is back with his sixth studio album, DAMN. DAMN. exposes a side of Lamar that we haven’t seen since his 2012 album Good Kid M.A.A.D. A possibly more people-pleasing side, using more trap and underground beats by Sounwave and Mike WiLL Made-It, it strays from…
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France Loses: The French Choose Macron
By Andrew Wyshner ’18, Commentary Editor Marine Le Pen lost to Emmanuel Macron in a landslide defeat. Emmanuel Macron, founder of the En Marche party, will become the new leader of an extremely divided France. Emmanuel Macron, 39, is a centrist who supports remaining in the EU and continuing to use the euro as the…
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Editorial: Our Mission
By Charles Pan ’18, Siddarth Tumu ’18, Dean Tan ’18, Editors-in-Chief Welcome! On behalf of the editorial staff of The Minuteman, we hope you enjoy this first set of the 2017-2018 editorial board with articles exclusively from the new editors. We, Charles Pan, Siddarth Tumu, and Dean Tan, are your new editors in chief and…
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An Investigation on the Fidget Spinner Epidemic
By Ben Leit ’18, Humor Editor We are currently in the midst of what one day might considered as one of the most bizarre times in history: we have a good president, sexism, racism, and LGBTQIA discrimination remain prevalent, and last week my mommy yelled at me for knocking over a glass of cranberry juice.…
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Hello!
By Ben Leit ’18 and Ellie Pitkowsky ’18, Jewish Club Co-Presidents Hello, Newark Academy! Our names are Ben Leit & Ellie Pitkowsky, and we are absolutely psyched to be the new editors of The Minuteman’s humor section! See how we used the word “psyched” and ended the sentence in an exclamation point? It’s because we’re…
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What Asian Heritage Month Means To Me
By Charles Pan ’18, Feature Editor May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a month celebrating the culture and history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Initially introduced as Asian-Pacific Heritage Week in 1977 to the U.S. House of Representatives, it was later extended to become Asian-American Heritage Month…
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Council Spotlight: Honor Council
By Charles Pan ’18, Feature Editor Of all the councils at Newark Academy, the Honor Council is perhaps the most secretive, yet most important. But, many students still do not know about the importance or the workings of this essential group. A committee of two faculty members, three seniors, and four juniors, the Honor Council has…