Author: kdamodaran17
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“College” Basketball: The Death of the Student-Athlete
By Anthony Giachin ’17, Sports Editor College basketball used to be a beacon for all college sports – a place where die-hard fans could watch student-athletes grow and mature for four years until their time came to graduate and move on to bigger and better things. However, the game has morphed into a series of…
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Top Ten Reasons Why Tyler Mudge is the Funnier Humor Editor
By Sanya Bery ’17, Humor Editor He has a long neck. He doesn’t have a finsta with a dumb username where he posts things like this: Instead, he has a rinsta where he tells us things we need to know like this: (also look at that follower-to-following ratio) He doesn’t get texts like these…
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The Greatest Conspiracy to Ever Be Uncovered, and It’s Right Under Our Noses: Some Hard-Hitting Journalism by Tyler Mudge
By Tyler Mudge ’18, Humor Editor Newark Academy is an old school, and with a long tradition comes a long history and many secrets. Some books hidden deep in the library describe an infamous treasure hidden in the walls of the school, a treasure that is protected by Alexander Mcwhorter, the founder of this great…
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Small but Strong: The NA Girls’ Basketball Team
By Young Se Choi ’18, Staff Writer Led by senior captains, Jocelyn Willoughby ’16 and Karina Mehta ’16, the girls’ basketball team started the year 19-0, coming up with big wins against elite basketball programs, such as Shabazz and Newark Tech. It was an especially staggering start compared to last season, when the girls’ basketball…
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Hope Stands 7’3”
By Miles Park ’16, Section Editor A unicorn is a mythological creature that resembles a horse with a singular horn coming out of its head and magical powers. It is also a finance term used to denote a start-up company whose value has exceeded $1 billion. It is also what Kevin Durant compared New York…
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Spring into Season: A Comprehensive NA Spring Sports Preview
By Young Se Choi ’18, Staff Writer Men’s Tennis Men’s Tennis, led by coach Arky Crook, is Newark Academy’s flagship and this year looks to continue forward in this role. Coming off an exceptional 26-4 record last spring, the tennis team will attempt to repeat the same success. This year’s team will be led by senior…
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LA Reboot: The Rams Return Home
By Anish Nuni ’19, Staff Writer On January 12, the NFL approved the St. Louis Rams’ plan to move to Los Angeles. For the 19th time in NFL history, a team has ripped the hearts out of its fans, and left for a different city. The Rams originally played in Los Angeles until 1995, when…
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In Celebration, in Memoriam: Tom Coughlin’s Time in New York
By Jordan Zucker ’16, Staff Writer Hero. Motivator. Coach. Tom Coughlin announced his resignation as head coach for the New York Giants on January 4, 2016 after a disappointing 6-10 season. While the 2015 season saw many key starters go down to injury early on (Will Beatty, starting LT, Prince Amukamara CB), Coughlin’s poor clock…
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The MLB’s Dark Past: Should PED Players Be Allowed in the Hall of Fame?
By Aman Patil ’17, Staff Writer For Baseball — a game that has existed since before the Civil War in 1839 and is still played today — is America’s pastime. Through all these years, baseball has captivated audiences domestically and internationally all the way from the Little League level to the MLB. In one year…
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In Chip We Trust(ed): How Chip Kelly Proved Once and For All That Talent Drumpfs All Else
By Kiran Damodaran ’17, Section Editor As a Philadelphia Eagles fan, it hurt to watch head coach Chip Kelly disassemble the team I had come to know and love. From Desean Jackson to Jeremy Maclin to Nick Foles to Lesean McCoy, Eagles fans trusted in Kelly’s every move, despite their instincts. The hashtag, #InChipWeTrust, rose…