Category: Commentary
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The Shared Struggle of Stress
By Courtney Cooperman `16, Commentary Section Editor In competitive settings, well-being and success often seem to be at odds. Balancing productivity and pressure can be a major challenge in any student’s life, and one that students cannot handle alone. A school should not only set up an environment for academic and extracurricular development, but also…
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Do I Have to Answer That? A Look at Free Time at School
By Jake Furst ’16, Staff Writer When asked about their use of time during free periods, many students will boast of the efficiency with which they do their homework. They will confidently describe the amount of work that they are able to complete in those hour-long slots, and they will probably mention their preferred workplace…
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Amusing through News: A Look into Satire
By Courtney Cooperman `16, Commentary Editor Over the last few months, the political scene has provoked debate, caused worries, and raised questions. However, one favorable product has come out of the conflict: humor. During the government shutdown, to find mockeries of the unfolding situation in Congress often seemed easier than actual progress updates. The prevalence…
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The Feinberg Grant 2013: My Trip to Oaxaca
By Rebecca Antwi ’14, Staff Writer I hate planes. I really can’t stand my ears popping, the take off, the landing, and all that irrelevant waiting in between, but I found myself on a plane about six times this summer. How did I end up on the southern tip of Mexico hundreds of miles away…
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Kicking the Can: When Will the Shutdowns and Crises End?
By Jake Cohen ’14, Commentary Section Editor On October 1st, our generation witnessed its first impactful shutdown of the Federal Government. While it is nothing new for the politicians in Washington, it was a very new situation for students at the Academy. The federal government sent home over 800,000 “non-essential” employees, shutting down National Parks…
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The Honor Code: Towards Enlightenment?
By Andrew Huang `15, Staff Writer Without question, the Honor Code plays a vital role in the Newark Academy community. At the start of the year the importance of this set of words is drilled into all students, returning and new, through an assembly and special advisor group meeting to discuss the scenarios relating to…
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The Affordable Care Act: a Look Ahead
By Rebecca Tolpin ’14, Staff Writer The recent rollout of the Affordable Care Act (also known as ‘Obamacare’) has resulted in an avalanche of public opinion. Most of the complaints have focused on the fact that the online system has been barely functional and many people have been unable to log in and enroll in…
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Matthew Reichel: An Inspiring Alumnus
By Kevin Mittal `15, Staff Writer On September 24th, 2013, Matthew Reichel `05 came to Newark Academy to discuss the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), otherwise known as North Korea. Reichel, co-founder, executive director, and partner of the Pyongyang Project, focused on Korea’s insecurity and turbulent history caused by its geographical location and culture,…
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President Bashar Al-a-Who? The Importance of Staying Informed
By Jake Cohen ’14, Commentary Editor How many Newark Academy students were able to answer Mr. Parlin’s “quiz” during his recent presentation? How many students were aware of the situation in the DPRK as described by global speaker Matt Reichel ’05? More importantly, who was n0t aware of the events occurring in the world around…
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A Technological Academy: Developing and Accepting Recent Online Changes
By Courtney Cooperman `16, Commentary Editor On July 5th, the Newark Academy community received an email from the Technology Department announcing “a radical new change to our wireless infrastructure.” The email explained the new login system: effective July 16th, students and faculty would have separate networks, accessed by inputting email usernames and passwords. The system…