Author: zburd19
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All About the Goal… The Role of Athletics in the Newark Academy Admissions Process
By Samantha Keller ’19, Sports Editor What is a soccer team without a goalie… a softball team without a pitcher… or a football team without a quarterback? One might say that teams like these would have a very difficult time competing and in return encounter very little success, if defined by wins and losses. Yet,…
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Universal Health Care–Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
By Spencer Glassman ’19, Commentary Editor These three eponymous concepts embody the purpose of American government. Our founders did not imagine a proactive entity which would attempt to perfect society; instead, the ideal government would be one that protected the powers of the people to craft such a civilization. It is, after all, the freedom…
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The Search for New Music
By Justine Seo ’19, Feature Editor With everything from shared playlists to 24/7 live stream radios on YouTube, it seems that nowadays there are a million and one ways to find new music. This abundance of sources allows us to cater to all kinds of different tastes and interests we never knew we had before.…
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Essentially Ellington 2018: My Personal Experience
By Vikram Bala ‘20, News Editor In 1995, the Essentially Ellington High School jazz band competition (EE) opened its doors to jazz bands in the tri-state area, and eventually grew to be the internationally recognized event it is now. Organized and run by Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC), the three day festival and competition takes…
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#MeToo Strikes at Some Old Names in Sexual Misconduct Cases
By Simon Gorbaty ‘19, News Editor Following the conviction of Bill Cosby on three counts of indecent assault in late April, social media buzzed with excitement over who would be the next seemingly invincible celebrity to be taken down by the allegations of women speaking out. One name has stood out in recent weeks: R.…
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The Stoneman High Shooting
by Carolyn Schachtel ’18, Staff Writer Arguably the single most prevalent American news story of 2018 began as a normal day at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. At 2:20 p.m., the now-infamous Nikolas Cruz entered the school with a AR-15 firearm in hand; by the end of the school day, 17 students and…
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Logan Paul and YouTube: The Internet Meets Reality
by Vikram Bala ’20, Staff Writer If you spend enough time on YouTube, you probably have heard of the Paul brothers, Logan and Jake. Both brothers, who create vlog (video log) style content on Google’s platform, YouTube, have recently grown a large fan base mostly comprised of teenagers. Many other YouTubers like the Paul brothers…
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The Scarred Landscape of South African Politics
by Zachary Burd ’19, News Editor On December 18, Cyril Ramaphosa replaced the scandal-plagued incumbent president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, as the leader of the dominant African National Congress party. Ramaphosa, who had served as deputy president since 2012, triumphed on a platform of anti-corruption and economic revitalization in an election the Economist called…
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Bibi’s Bombshells Keep Dropping
by Zachary Burd ’19, News Editor Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s record fourth term is facing some difficult times ahead. Police on January 14th said they had gathered enough evidence in corruption investigations to recommend charging him with bribery, and many prominent politicians and other public figures came out in favor of his resignation…
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#TimesUp as Women say #MeToo
by Ariel Hsieh ’19, Staff Writer On January 7, 2018, celebrities wearing all-black arrived at the 75th Golden Globe awards. The reason? They were demonstrating their support of the #TimesUp movement: a call for gender equality, with their fundamental message stated as “No more silence. No more waiting. No more tolerance for discrimination, harassment or…