By Josh Faber ’12, Commentary Editor The problems facing New Jersey are both dire and real. They range from the 32 billion dollar debt, to the failing public school system. In order to address the situation, New Jersey voters turned to Republican Chris Christie in the 2009 gubernatorial election – even as President Obama campaigned…

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…

By Josh Faber ’12, Commentary Editor In our exceptionally competitive society, thousands of people are accepted to college, obtain jobs and win promotions on a daily basis. They are chosen through methods containing innumerable criteria ranging from intelligence to dedication to affability. Despite the differences between each variable, every one shares the same objective- choose…

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.

By Rebecca Tolpin ’14, Staff Writer As all Newark Academy students know, some teachers are more difficult graders than others.  One student could float through math or English one year only to struggle with the same subject the next year. In fact, the process of assigning teachers to students becomes a form of educational lottery. …

By Zoe Huber-Weiss’13, Staff Writer When April comes, we can always depend on certain things to come along with it: birds, flowers, sunshine, and religious tension. The number of important holidays around this time always brings up the awkward problem of how schools should allot time off. As Newark Academy students, none of us wants…