Author: sbery17
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Tick-Tock: How the School Day is Ever-Lengthening
By Benjy Berkowitz ’18, Staff Writer A day is full of uncertainties. Whether it is, “is this math test going to be hard?” or “is society just a big cube confining me?”, we have so many questions and hesitations in our daily lives. But one thing that remains constant for us, as the students of Newark Academy,…
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How I Reached the Top: My Journey as Humor Editor
By Sanya Bery ’17, Section Editor A lot of my articles talk about how I didn’t want to be humor editor because I am kind of the worst at being funny. My dedicated fans (I know you’re out there) have stopped me in the hallway and said, “Hey Sanya, I read your articles and sure…
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Are You Too Busy?
By Benjamin Berkowitz ’18, Staff Writer As students of Newark Academy, we all have very busy day-to- day lives, full of academics and extracurricular activities. When you are really swamped you probably wonder (like I do): “are people really as busy as me?” I wanted to answer this question, so I decided to pick a…
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Why I’m Not Funny Enough to Be Writing For Humor
By Sanya Bery ’17, Humor Editor On October 11th, the first set of The Minuteman was released. You, probably waiting by your computer for the email (because what else would you be doing?) immediately logged on and clicked the Humor Section only to find out that the editor, myself, didn’t write an article. You think…
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The Return of the Soviets
By Jackson Powers ’20, Staff Writer We all thought the USSR fell in 1991. We thought we were free from the era of espionage, puppet wars, and most importantly, backwards Soviet Russia jokes. But we were wrong. You see, the USSR still thrives in Eastern Europe – plotting, planning, and trying to get more than…
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The Right to Wear Leggings: NA’s Latest Battle
By Sanya Bery’17, Feature Editor The controversy over leggings is not specific to Newark Academy, but rather, present in schools all over America. A quick Google search shows articles filled with a multitude of examples of girls in middle and high school that have been punished (ranging from the occasional detention to suspension in the…
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The Right to Netflix
By Erin Eagle’17, Staff Writer It’s 11:00 am on January 8th. There’s a lot of chattering around you as you sit in class. All of a sudden, you hear the words “Netflix is banned”. You quickly turn your head and say “is that true??” At least that is what I said when I found out…
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New Year… New Cafeteria Additions
By Erin Eagle ’17, Features staff writer It’s 11:30 on a typical weekday. You know what that means… This time represents the dreaded fifteen minutes of the day when you yearn for even the most miniscule crumb of something edible: literally anything that will satisfy your empty stomach. We have all been there, counting the…
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New Year: Old Basement?
By: Matteo Moretti’17, staff writer Being a Newark Academy student, I pride myself on knowing and explaining every aspect of my school. Whether it be explaining the IB program or touring prospective parents around the hallways, I can say with confidence that I know A LOT about our school. However, one thing that has always…
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Faculty New Year’s Resolutions
By Lydia Yeshitla ’17, Staff Writer It’s that time of the year again: millions of people across the world are trying to improve their lives by establishing a New Year’s resolution. For the most part, these goals are effortless to make, but hard to keep. For some, such resolutions are simply viewed as a form of…