Author: jcohen14
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President Bashar Al-a-Who? The Importance of Staying Informed
By Jake Cohen ’14, Commentary Editor How many Newark Academy students were able to answer Mr. Parlin’s “quiz” during his recent presentation? How many students were aware of the situation in the DPRK as described by global speaker Matt Reichel ’05? More importantly, who was n0t aware of the events occurring in the world around…
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Syria: Past, Present, and Future
By Perrin Clark ’15, Staff Writer It seems that every week there is one news story or controversy that dominates the headlines and then slips back into obscurity. We saw this pattern evolve when President Obama considered conducting limited strikes against Syrian President Bashar Al Assad’s military for using chemical weapons against innocent civilians. The fallout was that the…
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“What did I miss?”: a Presentation that Changed Newark Academy
By Kevin Mittal ’15, Staff Writer On Tuesday, April 16, Jai Ghose ’14 walked into school 15 minutes late asking “What? What did I miss?” to the shocked students who were walking out of the auditorium in complete silence. He walked in that day, and was completely unaware that in the course of those missed…
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The Front Page
By Jake Cohen ’14, Commentary Editor Did you save the front page from the Sunday Times on April 21st? If you didn’t, go back further–did you save the front page when President Obama was elected? Inaugurated? How about the front page from September 12th 2001? While the world moves on around the Academy, it can…