Author: odai26@newarka.edu
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The Benefits and Concerns of AI in the Art Industry
Sofie Raote ’28, Arts & Entertainment Staff Writer Image depicting AI-generated Coca-Cola advertisement. (Image courtesy of Forbes) A recent advertisement made by the Coca-Cola company depicted a family of polar bears enjoying their Coke during the holidays. However, the ad received backlash from its viewers for being ‘soulless’ and ‘uncanny’. The ad was made purely…
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How Black Myth: Wukong Reintroduces Chinese Mythology to Gamers Globally
Olivia Dai ’26, Arts & Entertainment Section Editor Wukong facing the four Heavenly Kings. (Courtesy of GameTyrant) Released in mid-August by Game Science and reaching a record breaking number of 37 million active players on Steam, Black Myth: Wukong is arguably the most successful game of 2024. Additionally, according to Al Jazeera, the game sold…
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Rotten Right to the Core:
Social Media’s Impact on Fashion Madeline Epstein ’28, Arts & Entertainment Staff Writer “Social media is the paradox of fashion.” (Image courtesy of Paulina Castro on Pinterest) I scroll, I save, I pin. I download, I share, I scroll — repeat. When I get dressed, I open my phone. I scroll, I save, repeat. So…
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Luigi Mangione: Assassin Turned Folk Hero
Jadyn Soares ’25, Editor-in-Chief “Free Luigi” poster plastered outside the New York Hilton Midtown hotel (Image courtesy of The Wall Street Journal) Following the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in early December, Luigi Mangione has quickly become the center of public attention. Yet, instead of being framed as a cold-blooded murderer, Mangione, Thompson’s killer,…
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100 Years From Now: What does NA Envision?
Gabby Beckham ’27, Feature Writer Image of Newark Academy’s 1929 forth/final location in Livingston, NJ (Courtesy of Ad Lumen- Our History Website). Founded in 1774, Newark Academy (NA) has stood the test of time as one of the oldest independent schools in the United States. From its early days to now modern day education, our…
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AI in Education: Transforming the Future of Learning at NA
Nathan Hsu ’28, Feature Writer Depiction of AI robot (Photo courtesy of Britannica) Let’s face it: school has evolved. It no longer includes the screeching of chalkboards or physical submission of assignments. At Newark Academy, learning has had a major “glow-up” thanks to a transition to digital learning. However, a new destabilizing force in the…
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What’s On Your 2025 Bingo Card?
Sophie Hu ’26, Feature Editor Some faculty and student predictions for 2025. (Generated using myfreebingocards.com) From the outset, the 2020s have been a decade marked by unpredictability. Who would have guessed that a global pandemic, the banning of the most popular social media app and the advent of powerful generative AI would all occur within…
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Will AI Replace Your Future Job?
Sophia Mu ’27, Feature Writer An AI robot working amongst humans in an office job. (Photo by Vesna Art). According to Goldman Sachs, 300 million jobs will be taken by artificial intelligence (AI) by 2030 — with only 69 million AI-related human jobs to fill the gap. It seems that generative AI is inching closer…
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A True New Jersey Snow Day
By Caspar von Hollen ’26, Humor Editor After a great night of snow, the trails looked similar to this. (Photo courtesy of PeakRankings) Like many other NA students on that fateful morning, I awoke with excitement. I rolled out of bed and walked, fingers crossed, over to my desk where my phone was charging. YES!…
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When the Teacher’s Absent…
By Chloe Zhou ’28, Humor Writer A classroom in disarray… when the teacher is away… (Photo courtesy of FreePik) It’s early in the morning and students all around me are stumbling into their classrooms. As I enter my classroom, I look up, ready to mumble good morning to my teacher, when I freeze, a familiar…