Category: Feature
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An Introduction to the September Feature
The Feature Section is always focused on the contemporary. We specialize in presenting current events, writing about relative topics, and discussing what is happening in the now. For this section, that’s all that really matters. But given The Minuteman has the gift of longevity, it’s important that once in a while we consult the archives…
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On Sexual Education: Information or Ideals?
By Shreya Srivastava ’13, Staff Writer Every ninth grader at Newark Academy is required to complete a sexual education course in which he or she is taught more than just the merits of abstinence. The students at NA learn contraceptive methods to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. Newark Academy not only tells students not…
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Religion or Equality: Cultures Divide Over Gay Marriage
By Elizabeth Vogel ’13, Staff Writer In a 1998 issue of The Minuteman, an article was published with the intention of revealing more about peoples’ opinions concerning homosexuality in reference to their religions. The article cited various religious texts as having explicit anti-homosexual sentiments. While those texts have not changed, many other things have. One…
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On the Lighter Side of Things: Ten Things to Never Say to an NA Senior
By Alena Farber ’13, Feature Editor Having never been a senior, I don’t have much to say for an introduction to articles about the “Newark Academy Senior Experience”. Other than the (obviously true) platitudes about our seniors being a nice, outgoing, intelligent, diverse, and fun group of people, I don’t know much about senior year.…
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Words of New Alumni Wisdom: Enjoy the Present
By Noah Liff ’11, Special Alumni Contributer My nightly routine for the past four years at Newark Academy has been relatively simple to reconstruct: around 1:00AM I head to the kitchen, pour myself a bowl of Rice Krispies, flip on the TV and finish up any leftover work. As I flipped through pages of French…
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“Anyone Could Jump as Long as They Swallowed A Fish”
By Christopher Davis ’12, Editor-in-Chief Members of the class of 2011 had their official “last day” on Cinco de Mayo this year. While their “check-out” in the Eberstadt Room was “fiesta” themed, their prank had a decidedly more piscine feel. At 6:10am the morning of checkout, about 20 seniors arrived at NA with a mission…
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A Senior’s Reflection on Four Years of Change
By Bethany McHugh ’11, Special Alumni Contributor I’ve never been a person who embraced change. I cling to the past like a child clings to her mother’s hand on the first day of school. When faced with graduation from middle school, I was terrified. As I stand on the precipice of this new impending sayonara,…
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“Every Inch of NA” – A Senior’s Favorite Spots on Campus
By Samuel Peinado ’11, Special Alumni Contributor NA can at times seem a dreary place. The daily and weekly repetition of Morning Meeting, classes, library sessions, club meetings, and practices can get to you after a while. Personally, I think one of the best ways to get away from all that routine and improve your…
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Ten Nuggets of Wisdom from a Departing Senior
By Ashley Ulrich ’11, Former Editor-in-Chief I remember when I toured Newark Academy half a lifetime ago, looking forward to applying for sixth grade. My excitement beamed through the phone, when the night before I received a call from my host, whom I berated with all sorts of questions: What is Humanities? There isn’t a…