Jake Wieseneck ’14, Staff Writer Newark Academy is located in one of the most liberal states in the Union. The state of New Jersey is composed of 700,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans as of November 2010.  While New Jersey has been known to vote Republican on the local level at times, such as in the…

By Kendall Fawcett ’12, Feature Editor From a very young age I was surrounded by adults discussing current events and politics. The dinner table was my CNN. My parents never hid their views on American politics from me. In fact, they encouraged me to take an interest and to develop my own opinions, whether I…

By Jake Wieseneck ’14 In early September, the world watched as Pastor Terry Jones of Florida found his way into the headlines by threatening to burn copies of the Koran, the Islamic holy scripture.  Pastor Jones threatened that he would burn the Koran on September 11th at his church in order to remind the world…

By Kendall Fawcett ’12,  Feature Editor Ahhh, high school: the beginning of young adult lives, where we break out of our shells and are molded into respectable, well-doing citizens. Although Newark Academy is not the type of school where you will be thrown into a locker, have a “kick-me” sign taped to your back or…