Author: kdamodaran17
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A Gold Medal for Art
By Lydia Yeshitla ’17, Section Editor This year’s Rio Olympics was one for the books. From the record-smashing gold medals to the inspirational moments shared by players from opposing teams, the 2016 Olympics did not disappoint audiences. There was, however, an interesting aspect to the Olympic games that most viewers didn’t notice: the arts. Yes,…
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Spotify vs. The World
By Tyler Friedman ’17, Staff Writer From exclusive album releases to staggeringly low compensation rates for artists, music streaming services have been making headlines. The three main services, Apple Music, Spotify, and Tidal, are constantly competing with one another, and some artists are choosing sides in this battle. All of this attention and controversy surrounding…
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NA Concert Choir Joins the Global Community
By Gabi Poisson ’17, Staff Writer Jim Papoulis is an award-winning composer and conductor who has travelled around the world with international artists, composing music that combines a multitude of cultures and music traditions to create a “global community” of music. He has performed on live television, scored films; he’s worked with Aretha Franklin and…
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Blonde or Blond? The Frank Ocean Dilemma
By Chris Pyo ’17, Staff Writer When I heard the rumors that Frank Ocean was possibly releasing a new album, one that fans have been waiting for ever since he dropped Channel Orange, I honestly laughed and completely disregarded them. After all, I was used to being disappointed by the unreliability of every Frank Ocean…
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Tyler Mudge’s Advice Column
By Tyler Mudge ’18, Section Editor Dear Tyler, I have this really big math test coming up and I’m not doing too well in the class. How can I improve my grade? Just Cheat! It’s a lot easier than studying, and will probably get you a better grade than working hard. I used to be bad…
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The Importance of Math
By Benjy Berkowitz ’18, Staff Writer As a student trying to stay hip with the times, I’ve heard many different things said in passing conversations while walking through the halls of Newark Academy. For example, I’ll hear the daily “Golly, I sure do love school,” or “I really can’t get enough of this school thing.”…
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NA Administration Holds 5th Annual Backpack-Stealing Competition
By Jake McEvoy ’18, Staff Writer “Let the games begin!” hollers an exuberant Ms. Galvin, defending gold medalist of this year’s most popular competition. This year marks the fifth anniversary of the NABSC (Newark Academy Bag-Stealing Competition), and is possibly its most ambitious year yet. Board of Trustee Gene A. Waldorf along with the rest…
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The Construction: Is the Temporary Inconvenience Worth the Long Term Benefits?
By Siddarth Tumu ’18, Commentary Editor Students returning to school for the second half of the spring semester are generally greeted by warm weather and the bittersweet knowledge of the hard work ahead of them. However, this year, students were also greeted by the incessant noise and presence of construction, specifically in the upstairs science…
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The Apple of My (FB)I
By Meghna Padmanabhan ’17, Commentary Editor We’ve been told millions of times that anything we say or do on the Internet is public. Yet it came as a surprise to many of us when we found out that information we believe to be kept private, like text messages and photos, was at the brink of…
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The Growth of American Soccer and Way-Too-Early Predictions for the MLS Cup Champion
By Nathaniel Charendoff ’17, Sports Editor Just as Newark Academy spring sports teams are closing in on the end of their respective seasons, the 21st Major League Soccer season comes into full swing, when a slew of teams compete in an attempt to lift the ever-lauded MLS Cup. The Cup champion is also crowned as…