Author: dramachandran26@newarka.edu
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The New Voice: Podcasts Challenging Traditional Media
By Rhea Vasavada ’29, Arts and Entertainment Staff Writer Podcasts are no longer a niche corner of the internet – they’ve become a major part of how people consume media today. Once seen as just another form of entertainment, podcasts now rival television, radio, and even digital news outlets. A February 2025 Gallup study reported…
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Making Asian American Voices Heard: Changfu Chang’s Silent War
By Olivia Dai ’26, Editor-in-Chief Three families. All trying to reconnect with each other. That is the story Changfu Chang’s Silent War documentary tells. The film follows the journey of three Asian American families struggling with mental health. The Cheng family’s narrative focuses on the struggle of mental health in youth, and tells the story…
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Color, Carpeting, and Comfortable Spaces
By Peyton Fisher ’27 News Editor Music in the front hallway of the school? Red lockers instead of beige ones? Carpeted hallways radiating red and gray? Bright red chairs in the library and Kaltenbacher Hall? Newark Academy’s Upper School is beginning to resemble the Middle School. As the new Head of School, Mr. Tom Ashburn…
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NA Students and Alumni Connect Through Deli Discussions
By Samanvi Valiveti ’28, News Staff Writer High schoolers often have countless questions about life after graduation and their future. Alumni, who were once in the same position as them, can give them some much-needed insight. The Deli Discussion series at Newark Academy, which started last year in November 2024, brings successful NA alumni to…
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Getting Ready for College: The Uncommon App
By Olivia Dai ’26, Editor-in-Chief Summer has ended, and for seniors, that can only mean one thing: COLLEGE APPLICATIONS. After suffering years of sleepless nights, caffeinated mornings, and crying in the bathroom, the time has arrived for you to escape from high school. For those looking to stand out in their applications, the Uncommon App…
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A Word of Advice
By Celina Chen ’28, Columnist Introducing Newark Academy’s newest section of The Minuteman — your new go-to for advice, opinions, and hot takes. A Word of Advice will answer all your burning questions, from how to nail that elusive APUSH A, to whether or not Spirit Week is really rigged towards the seniors. If you…
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Academic Tinder
By Chloe Zhou ’28, Humor Editor News Announcer on TV:I am standing on the steps of Newark Academy, watching as students pile in, eager for their first day. School is finally back in session, and the “school subjects” are ecstatic—finally, they’re being learned again. But what were these “school subjects” doing all summer while children…
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High School Pressure: DifferentiatingBetween “Good Stress” and “Bad Stress”
By Hildana Gezahegn ’27, Feature Editor In a 2020 nationwide survey of 21,678 U.S. high school students, Yale researchers found that most of their days were spent feeling “tired,” “stressed,” and “bored.” These feelings are very common, especially today with the influence of social media. Many high school students are frequently overwhelmed due to academic…
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The Psychology Behind First Impressions: Is it in Our Nature to be So Quick to Judge?
By Zara Syed ’27, Feature Editor Think about the moment when a student meets a new friend on the first day of school and assumes they are quiet and detached, when in reality they have a sore throat that prevents them from socializing. This is when the prefrontal cortex, responsible for logic, and the amygdala,…
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The End of History
By Sophie Hu’26, Editor-In-Chief While I surveyed the incredibly flat plains of Grand Teton in search of elusive elk and moose on my family’s summer trip to Montana and Wyoming, the guide told the group about the history of the park. As an aside—somewhere between the arrival of Native American groups and the arrival of…