Author: rkundra17
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Everything You Need To Know About NA Summer Construction and Beyond
By Erin Eagle ’17, Staff Writer While students were enjoying their summers out of the building during the months of June, July, and August, major construction was occurring within the doors of Newark Academy. Although the behind the scenes work that goes on within this community is often overlooked, the new science labs and the…
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Back to School: Why Convocation?
By Abbey Zhu ’18, Feature Editor It’s the second day of school, and the halls of Newark Academy are brimming with people in dresses, skirts, dress pants, dress shirts, and ties. If you weren’t part of the Newark Academy community and you thought we were preppy, then this day definitely proves it. But why do…
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Turkey’s Failed Coup d’Etat: The World’s Eyes Now Trained on Erdoğan
By Spencer Wang ’19, Staff Writer Over the past two years, Turkey’s stable republic has been unbalanced by numerous tragedies. Since 2015, over 330 civilians have been killed in terrorist rttacks — 169 of whom were murdered in Ankara, the nation’s capital. In addition, Turkey’s lenient border policies have brought pressure from over 2,700,000 Syrian…
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Feeling the Heat: The Summer Stress of the College Process
By Kiran Damodaran ’17, Rakhi Kundra ’17, Jocelyn Tolpin ’17, Editors-in-Chief Another school year has come and gone, leaving memories and accomplishments in its wake, but also bringing the farewell of many beloved teachers and friends. On May 26th, the entire Newark Academy student body and faculty let out a collective sigh of relief as…
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Behind the Scenes of Spring Break Immersions
By Dean Tan ’18, News Editor Over spring break, Newark Academy students and teachers travelled around the world, hiking across mountains and walking through busy city streets on the India and France immersion trips. Communicating in different languages, immersed in vibrant cultures, and surrounded by new environments, these members of the Newark Academy community were…
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The Largest Data Leak in International History
By Alena Zhang ’18, News Editor The Panama Papers: over 11.5 million documents, 2.6 terabytes of data, and 214,000 companies involved. Discovered by German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, the Panama Papers recently revealed the secret financial dealings of some of the world’s most famous people. The emails and files show how a Panamanian law firm, Mossack…
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Yellow Fever
By Abbey Zhu ’18, Feature Editor Picture this. It’s your first day of high school at a town you just moved to this year, and you’re a Chinese girl walking down the school hallway brimming with middle-class white teenagers. Someone stops you to introduce himself. “Hi! My name is Bob. I’ve never seen you around…
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Lemonade- Pain and Reality in Beyoncé’s Newest Work
By Ellie Pitkowsky ’18, Arts and Entertainment Editor If you give Beyoncé lemons, she will make Lemonade, literally. Queen Bey’s newest album is a testament to the pain she has felt throughout her life, largely due to the infidelity she has faced from her husband Jay-Z, Lyndall Locke, her first serious boyfriend, or her father, who…
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The Legacy of Prince
By Lydia Yeshitla ’17, Arts and Entertainment Editor Funk Lord. Rock Star. Provocateur. Genius. No other words can simply describe Prince and his incomparable style. His ability to effortlessly combine his unparalleled charisma, evocative lyrics, and multidisciplinary approach to performing music makes him a hero. It would be almost impossible to imagine what pop and…
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Remembering Supreme Court Justice Scalia: The Legacy of an Originalist
By Dean Tan ’18, Staff Writer Antonin Gregory Scalia, the longest tenured justice of The United States Supreme Court and widely considered to be the most influential Supreme Court Justice of the last few decades passed away suddenly on February 13 at a resort in West Texas. Justice Scalia was 79, having served nearly 30…