Author: sgorbaty19
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News from Space!
By Simon Gorbaty ‘19, News Editor Ultima Thule Fly-By 2019 began with one of the most daring scientific feats attempted by astrophysicists and engineers. On January 1st, the New Horizons Space Probe, best known for visiting Pluto in the summer of 2015, captured images of the Kuiper Belt Object Ultima Thule. The observed bowling-pin like…
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Does she represent the future of this country? What does the NA Community think?
By Sophia Chen ‘20, News Writer On the night that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became the youngest woman to be sworn into the House of Representatives, footage of her dancing from college suddenly appeared on the internet. The “Breakfast Club” inspired dance video was created by Boston University students in 2010 when she was an undergraduate there.…
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Marijuana Initiatives Sweep the Nation
By Max Gorbaty ‘22, Staff Writer Despite the federal government’s prohibition of cannabis, initiatives for the drug’s legalization have swept over the United States in recent months. Prior to recent action, recreational marijuana was legal in nine states in the United States, including Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington state along with…
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Affirmative Action: Fostering Diversity or Racism?
By Ariel Hsieh ‘19, Staff Writer On November 17, 2014, the Students for Fair Admissions filed a lawsuit against Harvard University, claiming that the university was discriminating against Asian-American applicants. The argument of the SFFA is that in order for high-achieving institutions to accept students fairly, they should abolish affirmative action race-based policy, originally established…
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Elon Musk’s Plan For Space Tourism
By Ben Chaddha ‘21, News Writer Elon Musk has often been considered a visionary for the future of space exploration. Musk founded SpaceX in 2002, the year before he started the electric car company Tesla. In 2012, SpaceX became the first commercial aerospace company to deliver supplies to the international space station, and Musk has…
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2018 Nobel Prize Winners
By Sophia Chen ‘20, Staff Writer The Nobel Prize Medal depicting Alfred Nobel, Courtesy of Wikipedia This year, 12 dedicated scientists, activists, and creative minds won the Nobel Prize for their work in advancing their respective scientific, cultural, and creative fields. The Nobel Prize is a set of annual international awards given by Swedish and…
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Crashes of October 2018
By Simon Gorbaty ‘19, News Editor During Morning Meeting on October 15th, NA Technology Director David Kapferer informed the school community that the Wi-Fi in the New Wing was down, and that the issue was being fixed. It was, but this unprecedented start to the week foreshadowed a more consequential technological failure the next day.…