By Kevin Jiang ’15 and Sivi Satchi ’15 What would you do if you saw a kid being bullied for his sexuality? Getting called names like “faggot” or “homo”? What if a man tried proposing to his partner in a restaurant and got harassed by another customer? The Minuteman asks students and teachers.

By Matt Thekkethala ’15, Staff Writer “After I compete, I’m willing to rip on Putin’s ass,” she said. Belle Brockhoff is an Australian Olympic snowboarder. Last summer, she became the first Olympian to come out in protest of Russia’s “anti-gay” legislation, claiming that she wanted to prove to Putin how successful LGBT athletes could be.…

By Sivi Satchi ’15, Feature Editor About a year ago four girls from Newark Academy’s Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) proudly shared their personal experience about their sexuality with students, teachers, and faculty. In response, we as a group showed our acceptance with a gesture rarely bestowed on club presentations – we gave them a standing…

Note: This is the second part in a five part series on Feminism and Gender Roles By Matt Thekkethala ’15, Feature Staff Writer  “I posted something on Facebook” is a common introductory sentence for an explanation of an intense, emotional online debate nowadays at Newark Academy. Liberals, conservatives, feminists, and students who merely comment the occasional…

Note: This is the first part in a five part series on Feminism and Gender Roles By Sivi Satchi ’15, Feature Editor  Feminism is a word that usually raises both positive and negative emotional reactions. So let’s begin by looking at how the Newark Academy community views feminism. Students like Grace Alofe’14 view it as…

Note: This is the fourth part in a five part series on Feminism and Gender Roles By Abel Dawit ’15, Feature Staff Writer  Feminism is a topic that is occasionally brought up in daily conversation, but one that has not been recently discussed by the  Newark Academy community. There are many people who believe that…

Note: This is the fifth part in a five part series on Feminism and Gender Roles By Holland Cox ’15, Guest Writer  “Rape culture” is the linkage between violence towards women and everyday activities, beliefs, and societal mindsets. While rape is the ultimate manifestation of this culture, hence the nomenclature, “rape culture” itself is far…

By Lila Rimalovski ’15, Guest Writer  “Tomorrow we are meeting with a top lobbyist at British Petroleum (BP), next week we will visit the Ways and Means Committee, and the following week we are going to the FBI,” said Richard Kelley, my AP Government teacher from The School for Ethics and Global Leadership in Washington,…

By  Sam Sidi ’16, Feature Staff Writer The moment Jocelyn Willoughby ’16 came to Newark Academy last year, she instantly changed the Women’s Basketball Program. She helped lead the team to a 24-3 winning season and garner their first two banners hanging proudly in the Kirby Gym. According to Willoughby, two of her major successes, while playing…