Category: News
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A Modern Day Crisis: Syrian Refugees
By David You’18, Staff Writer As millions of refugees leave their homelands and cross into the unknown, Europe and neighboring nations continue to be confronted with the gargantuan issue. The Syrian Civil War between Bashar al-Assad’s government against rebel forces, as well as the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has forced…
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Who Should Pay for the Pope’s Security While in the USA?
By Chris Paradis ‘16, Staff Writer Pope Francis’ historic visit to the United States has sparked debate about the major social issues which he discussed. He had a strong focus on helping those in need. In New York City, he emphasized the need to support, “the foreigners, the children who go without schooling, those…
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The GOP Race: What NA Thinks About The Conflict and Controversy Surrounding The 2016 Election
By Andrew Hutchinson ’17, Staff Writer and Abbey Zhu ’18, Staff Writer With some candidates beginning their campaigns as early as March, the 2016 Presidential Race has been tense for the Republican Party. The GOP has a current total of nineteen candidates, almost twice as many as the Democratic Party, undermining their apparent unity. New Jersey’s…
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Fuel to the Fire: Black Man Killed By Officer, Debate Ensues
By Aidan Fox ’16, News Editor On Saturday, April 4, an all-too-familiar tragedy transpired when South Carolina police officer Michael T. Slager shot an unarmed black man named Walter Scott, after pulling him over for a broken brake light. Fortunately, a bystander captured a relatively clear video of the event. It shows the 50-year-old Scott…
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India’s Daughter: The Assault on and Misconceptions about Women
By Rakhi Kundra ’17, News Editor Over the past month, a documentary titled India’s Daughter has gone viral all over the Internet and social media. This documentary, directed by Leslee Udwin as part of the BBC’s ongoing Storyville series, is based on the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman that took place in…
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The Mock Trial Dynasty
By Dean Tan ’17, News Writer For the past 13 years, Newark Academy humanities faculty member, Mr. Hawk, has been the director of the Mock Trial program. Since he inherited the program in 2002, he has greatly developed the team since its humble beginnings. Unlike most other schools, Newark Academy runs the Mock Trial program as a…
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Greece and EU Struggle to Make a Deal
By Aidan Fox ’16 , News Editor Stakes and tensions are high for Greece and the European Union as the two continuously fail to agree on the methods of keeping the Greek economy afloat. On February 20th, a meeting between Greece’s finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis and European Union finance ministers broke down after talks regarding…
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Increasing Radicalism in the Middle East
By Kevin Mittal ’15, News Editor It has been a year since Al-Qaeda cut all ties with IS, the Islamic state as they call themselves, commonly referred to as ISIS. The split occurred in February 2014, and, according to Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, stemmed from problems in “teamwork” and “consultation.” Popular political analysis opinion…
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News Top 10 #5
By Rakhi Kundra ’17, News Writer 1) Denmark: On February 15, a gunman attacked a free speech convention in Copenhagen. This convention featured a controversial cartoonist who was known for depictions of the Prophet Mohammad and who had been previously targeted by Islamist extremists because of his work. Two civilians died in the…
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Revolutionizing the Revolution
By Charles Pan’18, News Writer On Friday, February 7th, humanitarian Zainab Salbi came to Newark Academy to talk about women’s rights for Social Justice day of Revolutions Week. The week was full of fundraisers to help raise awareness and funds for specific causes, varying from medicine to the environment. Begun by the Student Council this year,…