The Minuteman: The Official Newspaper of Newark Academy since 1940

The Minuteman

The Official Newark Academy Newspaper

Author: zpersing15

  • Concerns about Qatar

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    By Kiran Damodaran ’17, Staff Writer  During the past few months months there has been a lot of controversy surrounding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. To give some background, Qatar is a small country in Western Asia, located on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. They won the bid for the 2022 World…

  • Mike Gibbons Commits to Lehigh

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      By Zachary Persing ’15, Sports Editor On August 1st Mike Gibbons concluded what was a year-long process when he committed to the Mountain Hawks of Lehigh University. In 2014 Gibbons shined at the plate and on the mound for the Minutemen. He maintained a .439 batting average and was a force in the Minuteman batting…

  • A Culture of Violence in the NFL

    A Culture of Violence in the NFL

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    By Danny Cohen ’15, Lead Columnist Since January 2000, 732 NFL players have been arrested and have been involved in 90 cases of domestic violence. Yet, when Broncos Tight End Dwayne Carsell pleaded guilty to battery after he picked up a woman by her neck and bit her, Titans Tackle Brad Hopkins pleaded guilty to…