Category: Feature
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The Future of Hollywood: How Much Can AI Actually Change the Entertainment Industry?
By Joanne Zhou ’28, Feature Staff Writer For decades, artificial intelligence has played a starring role in the entertainment industry. Even before the term “Artificial Intelligence,” or AI, was coined in 1956, movies had already begun to feature concepts similar to AI. This was seen as early as 1927 in the German film “Metropolis” which…
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High School Pressure: DifferentiatingBetween “Good Stress” and “Bad Stress”
By Hildana Gezahegn ’27, Feature Editor In a 2020 nationwide survey of 21,678 U.S. high school students, Yale researchers found that most of their days were spent feeling “tired,” “stressed,” and “bored.” These feelings are very common, especially today with the influence of social media. Many high school students are frequently overwhelmed due to academic…
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The Psychology Behind First Impressions: Is it in Our Nature to be So Quick to Judge?
By Zara Syed ’27, Feature Editor Think about the moment when a student meets a new friend on the first day of school and assumes they are quiet and detached, when in reality they have a sore throat that prevents them from socializing. This is when the prefrontal cortex, responsible for logic, and the amygdala,…
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Doubling Down on Community: 5 Things to Know about Mr. Ashburn
By Caspar von Hollen ’26, Editor-in-Chief When Newark Academy’s students returned to campus this fall, they greeted all of the usual “news” — new classes, new teachers, new books. However, th When Newark Academy’s students returned to campus this fall, they greeted all of the usual “news” — new classes, new teachers, new books. However,…
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100 Years From Now: What does NA Envision?
Gabby Beckham ’27, Feature Writer Image of Newark Academy’s 1929 forth/final location in Livingston, NJ (Courtesy of Ad Lumen- Our History Website). Founded in 1774, Newark Academy (NA) has stood the test of time as one of the oldest independent schools in the United States. From its early days to now modern day education, our…
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AI in Education: Transforming the Future of Learning at NA
Nathan Hsu ’28, Feature Writer Depiction of AI robot (Photo courtesy of Britannica) Let’s face it: school has evolved. It no longer includes the screeching of chalkboards or physical submission of assignments. At Newark Academy, learning has had a major “glow-up” thanks to a transition to digital learning. However, a new destabilizing force in the…
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What’s On Your 2025 Bingo Card?
Sophie Hu ’26, Feature Editor Some faculty and student predictions for 2025. (Generated using myfreebingocards.com) From the outset, the 2020s have been a decade marked by unpredictability. Who would have guessed that a global pandemic, the banning of the most popular social media app and the advent of powerful generative AI would all occur within…
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Will AI Replace Your Future Job?
Sophia Mu ’27, Feature Writer An AI robot working amongst humans in an office job. (Photo by Vesna Art). According to Goldman Sachs, 300 million jobs will be taken by artificial intelligence (AI) by 2030 — with only 69 million AI-related human jobs to fill the gap. It seems that generative AI is inching closer…
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Can We Separate Art from Problematic Artists?
By Sophia Mu ‘27 In the middle of a song, it appears that the creator has been “canceled.” Image from Trinitonian Your favorite song is blasting, compelling you to raise your voice and vibe to the beat. For some reason, you feel almost guilty. After all, that creator had recently been accused of some horrible…
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The Unspoken Dynamics of Group Chats
Nathan Hsu ’28, Feature Writer Graphic of users texting in group chats (Photo courtesy of iStock). Here at Newark Academy, group chats are a staple of everyday life. Whether we are sending last-minute homework reminders or simply texting funny memories, we end up having most of our conversations through group chats. Although group chats may…