Category: Commentary
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The “War on Women”: A New Wave of Legislation Threatens Women’s Rights
By Zoe Huber-Weiss ’13, Staff Writer I live a very sheltered life. I have never gone without food, I have always had a roof over my head, and I have received a high-end education. Additionally, I have never been confronted with someone radically opposed to my personal moralistic views. In the tri-state area, people tend…
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Was what happened in Egypt a revolution?
By Varan Satchithanandan ‘12, Staff Writer As many Newark Academy classes have recently been discussing, it is amazing that we, as Newark Academy community members, are able to witness a revolution developing in real time. Television images from Cairo have been providing fascinating footage for the last 18 days or so. With the news of President Mubarak stepping down and…
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First Global Speaker Presentation of 2011: NA’s Call to Local Service
By Sam Wohlforth ’13, Staff Writer We at Newark Academy strive for greatness. “Ad lumen,” we say. We claim to be the best of the best; often I hear someone praising the students or the faculty. With the recent shooting in Arizona has come a vast amount of national self-evaluation—are we as good as we…
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Defining one’s Identity: “African-American” or “Black”?
By Mia Hutchinson ’12, Guest Contributor, in collaboration with Elizabeth Coscia ’12, Commentary Editor At the end of Thursday, January 13th’s Umoja Club presentation about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., NA faculty member Mr. Jacoby posed a thought-provoking question: Which term is better used: “African-American” or “Black”? There is no simple answer, and the question could not be…
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The Racial Divide, as perceived at NA
Race is a very sensitive subject, especially in our politically correct world. However, if we’re so focused on equal treatment and not offending anyone, why is there a noticeable racial divide among social groups, even within our own school?
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Weinman offers his advice to Mr. John Boehner and Congress
By David Weinman ’11, Staff Writer On January 2nd John Boehner was sworn in as the 61st Speaker of the House, thus ushering an end to the Democratic supermajority of the past two years. He takes office on the heels of a historic victory for the Republican Party that gained sixty-three seats in the fall midterm…
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Eyes Open to Difficult Issues: From Middle School to Old Age
By Elizabeth Coscia ’12, Commentary Editor Newark Academy students may fondly recall their 7th grade experience of reading The Giver, a dystopian novel included in middle school curricula across the country. The novel uses simple, understandable syntax to describe the complex themes inherent in a dystopian society, without explicitly spelling out their implications. In a crucial scene in the novel,…
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College Board’s New AP Exams: Certainly Not a Boon for the Sciences
Although the College Board is beginning a revamping of the Advanced Placement program, they should rethink changing all of exams.
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Teachers’ Unions Disregard the Future of American Education
By Varan Satchithanandan ’12, Staff Writer There is consensus in the international community that public education in the United States is in bad shape. Americans are constantly reminded that they trail other developed countries in educational rankings. Teachers’ unions are an integral part of the American public school education system. There has been much debate…
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Snowy Weather Heats Up Political Tension
By Scott LaBove ’11, News Columnist Though our precious days at Newark Academy were spared during the blizzard over Winter Break, New Jersey unfortunately was not. And guess who wasn’t here to pick up the slack—Chris Christie, our governor, nor his second-in-command—Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno. Christie was busy vacationing in Disneyland, while Guadagno was in Mexico.…