By Zoe Huber-Weiss ’13, Staff Writer Although unbeknownst to most of Newark Academy, and most of the country, National Banned Books Week occurred recently. From September 24th to October 1st, books that have been banned in the United States were recognized and celebrated.  While this celebration puts a lighter note on the issue, book banning…

By Trevor Williams ’13, Staff Writer Each May, hundreds of thousands of high school students across the country take Advanced Placement exams. NA counts dozens of its own among that cadre. It is true that AP exams are imperfect measures of performance; notwithstanding the sense of achievement felt when you spit eight months of studying…

By Trevor Williams ’13, Staff Writer Social etiquette is important. Ever since we were in preschool, our teachers, parents, and mentors have hammered that message home. They make sure that if we only take one lesson with us from our childhoods, it is this: If you cannot get along with the people around you, you…

By Varan Satchi ’12, Commentary Editor When asked to describe the state of the Republican Party, many current Newark Academy students responded with adjectives such as extremist, xenophobic, and anti-intellectual. These are hardly the responses one would have expected concerning “The Grand Old Party” even just twenty years ago. Has the Republican party really changed…

By Varan Satchithanandan ’12, Commentary Editor It is a near universal view that racism is immoral. Ask any member of the NA community if he or she is in favor of discrimination based on race and they would certainly rebuke you. But this is what affirmative action, as practised today, has become.  Affirmative action was…

Video by Commentary Staff [vimeo 23532052 nolink] The Minuteman would like to thank Mr. Hawk for taking the time to sit down to give a brief talk on the US Federal Budget Crisis.