By Dean Tan ’17, News Writer For the past 13 years, Newark Academy humanities faculty member, Mr. Hawk, has been the director of the Mock Trial program. Since he inherited the program in 2002, he has greatly developed the team since its humble beginnings. Unlike most other schools, Newark Academy runs the Mock Trial program as a…

By Kevin Mittal ’15, News Editor It has been a year since Al-Qaeda cut all ties with IS, the Islamic state as they call themselves, commonly referred to as ISIS. The split occurred in February 2014, and, according to Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, stemmed from problems in “teamwork” and “consultation.” Popular political analysis opinion…

By Charles Pan’18, News Writer On Friday, February 7th, humanitarian Zainab Salbi came to Newark Academy to talk about women’s rights for Social Justice day of Revolutions Week. The week was full of fundraisers to help raise awareness and funds for specific causes, varying from medicine to the environment. Begun by the Student Council this year,…

By Kevin Mittal’15, News Editor Boko Haram’s abduction of 200 schoolgirls from Chibok, Nigeria is an issue that has been mainly discussed on social media outlets, such as Twitter. Largely ignored by American mainstream media, the terrorist organization remains un-discussed in Newark Academy’s community. Boko Haram, literally meaning, “Western education is forbidden” in the Hausa…

By Jason Suh ’17, News Writer One of Newark Academy’s most popular programs is its off-campus study program, which stands as a key example of the Academy’s willingness to provide students with a unique learning experience. The program allows students to apply for administration-sanctioned trips to various schools for a semester away from the school.…

By Truman Ruberti ‘16, Staff Writer With the advent of increasingly powerful computer processors and ever-complex software, Artificial Intelligence, once considered to be the stuff of science fiction novels and wild dreams, is quickly becoming a reality. AI that is comparable to human intelligence could potentially be produced in the coming decades. Still, Artificial Intelligence in general has…

By Rakhi Kundra ’17,  Staff Writer On October 10, 2014 Newark Academy welcomed Mirta Ojito, the first speaker in the 2014-15 Newark Academy Global Speaker Series in partnership with the Feinberg Multicultural Assembly. Ojito is a former assistant professor at the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University and is a respected journalist. She recently…

By Kevin Mittal ’15, News Editor Welcome to the second news summary. This set will focus on the most recent developing news stories that Newark Academy students have shown interest in over the past weeks and that have sparked debate.   US Politics: Mid-term elections took place on November 4, 2014 in New Jersey. The New Jersey vote…

By Charles Pan ’18, News Writer Every year, the Nobel committee (a group of Swedish and Norwegian committees) bestows a set of international honors, Nobel prizes, and one million dollars to recognize individuals who have made outstanding advancements in specific categories. Here are the Nobel Prize Winners of 2014. Nobel Peace Prize: Malala Yousafzai and…