A recent article published in the April 2012 Minuteman Life magazine has been the center of a great deal of discussion across the Newark Academy community. Coleman Hughes `14, Flannery James `14, and SaVonne Anderson `13 have all submitted commentaries to the editor with regards to the article, “Black History Month: The Pitfall of Unity.” We welcome…

By Jake Cohen 14, Staff Writer Among the many changes to our school schedule, like trimesters to semesters and spring finals to no spring finals, the addition of a “mini-term” is yet another change that has been implemented at the Academy. This “June Term” will take place during the last nine days of the school…

By Sabrina Merold ’13, Staff Writer Until watching 60 Minutes one recent Sunday evening, I knew little about Jose Rodriguez, the former chief of all human intelligence gathering conducted by the U.S. government. From 2004 to 2007, Jose Rodriguez served as the Deputy Director of Operations for the Central Intelligence Agency. Last month, he came…

By Rebecca Tolpin ’14, Staff Writer Picture for a moment the following scenario. A student comes home after a hard day of backbreaking work. This student feels like he or she can finally have some free time and have a breath of fresh air. However, as soon as this student sits down at his or…