Category: Editorial
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Unsafe Spaces: The Need for Real, Respectful Discourse
By Ben Goodman ’16, Coeditor-in-Chief On Thursday, February 25th, the California State University of Los Angeles (CSULA) planned to host a presentation called “When Diversity Becomes A Problem,” by conservative writer and radio-show host Ben Shapiro. The objectivity pretty much ends there. Immediately upon the announcement of the visit sponsored by Young Americans for Freedom,…
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Can We Stop Climate Change with Selfishness?
By Courtney Cooperman ’16, Ben Goodman ’16, and Anna Hope Emerson ’16, Editors-in-Chief Addressing climate change is not merely a question of carbon dioxide and melting ice caps. As 97% of scientists concur, climate change is a human-produced problem. However, humans are not just the perpetrators of global warming – we are the victims too.…
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End the Gun Epidemic in American Schools
Even in the wake of the third anniversary of the infamous Sandy Hook shooting, the issue of gun control is contentious as ever. Though the issue remains one of the most prominent political debates in American politics today, one fact can be agreed upon: gun violence endangers American lives. It is the responsibility of American…
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Stress and Spirit Week: The Editors-in-Chief Stand On Their Soapbox
By Ben Goodman ’16, Courtney Cooperman ’16, and Anna Hope Emerson ’16, Editors-in-Chief In the middle of last month, Newark Academy took its annual plunge into insanity. Hats, mismatching socks and tank tops replaced button-downs, khakis and dresses. Groggy silence was rejected in favor of primal roars in Morning Meeting, while Spartans, newlyweds, campers, and…
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Processing Paris
By Courtney Cooperman ’16, Editor-in-Chief Shoes on, coat zipped, ticket waiting on the counter, I asked my mom if she was ready to leave for the train station. She looked away from the TV and told me that she was uneasy about sending me to New York City for the evening, that there was some…
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Editorial: Countdowns and Crossroads
By Courtney Cooperman ’16 and Ben Goodman ’16, Editors-in-Chief May at Newark Academy is not only the season of exams, but also the season of countdowns. The Class of 2015 has torn down their final digit from the senior corridor, while the rest of the student body’s countdowns to June term and summer are well…
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Editorial: One Foot Out the Door, A Tribute to Our Teachers
By Megha Poddar ’15, Editor-In-Chief More than once or twice have I spoken to my fellow peers, when at some point the word “prison” has come forward to describe Newark Academy. I have heard this word spoken repeatedly over the course of my seven-year journey in these hallowed halls, mostly in a light-hearted, joking tone,…
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Editorial: The Injustice of Paris
By Soven Bery ’15, Editor-In-Chief “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” said the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. in his now famous Letter from a Birmingham Jail. With MLK Day having passed recently and Selma igniting discussion, it seemed appropriate to lead off with a quote from the Civil Rights leader. King was…
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Editorial: The Right Side of History
By Megha Poddar ’15 and Soven Bery ’15, Editors-In-Chief Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Akai Gurley, Tamir E. Rice, Tanesha Anderson, Darrien Hunt, John Crawford, Omar Abrego, Ezell Ford, Jordan Davis, Amadou Diallo, Oscar Grant, Kimani Gray, Sean Bell, Timothy Russell, Jonathan Ervin Jefferson, Renisha McBride, Patrick Dorismond, Ousmane Zongo, Timothy Stansbury Jr., Orlando…
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Editorial: Are we Really Moving Forward?
By Soven Bery ’15 and Megha Poddar ’15, Editors-In-Chief As seniors, both of us have been at this school for a very long time– one since sixth grade and the other since eighth grade. When reflecting on that period of time, we both agree that we have witnessed, sometimes even taken part in, changes that…