Category: News
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Legacy, FOP, & Fight Club: Student Council Update
By Aidan Fox ’16, News Editor Matt Thekkethala ’15, school president, has lofty goals for this year’s student council. “I want this to be the year that everyone talks about for years to come. I want to accomplish this by doing things very differently, really quirky things that will stick out. I view this year…
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Mirta Ojito Puts a Face to Immigration
By Rakhi Kundra ’17, Staff Writer On October 10, 2014 Newark Academy welcomed Mirta Ojito, the first speaker in the 2014-15 Newark Academy Global Speaker Series in partnership with the Feinberg Multicultural Assembly. Ojito is a former assistant professor at the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University and is a respected journalist. She recently…
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Civil Protests in Hong Kong Continue
By Dean Tan ’18, News Writer Love, peace, and politeness. Scholars, students, and umbrellas. Though not quite indicative of tear gas, pepper spray, and barricades, these words have labeled the reality of the Occupy Central movement currently sweeping through Hong Kong. In response to the recent proposal on electoral reform declared by the Standing…
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News Top 10 #2
By Kevin Mittal ’15, News Editor Welcome to the second news summary. This set will focus on the most recent developing news stories that Newark Academy students have shown interest in over the past weeks and that have sparked debate. US Politics: Mid-term elections took place on November 4, 2014 in New Jersey. The New Jersey vote…
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Midterm Elections Preview
By Jason Suh ’17, Staff Writer Even though the next presidential election is still two years away, politicians and voters across the United States will find themselves quite busy in the upcoming weeks. With the 2014 midterm elections approaching, candidates for Senate, House, gubernatorial, and county seats are campaigning to win the votes of eligible…
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Faculty Members React to Nobel Prize Winners
By Charles Pan ’18, News Writer Every year, the Nobel committee (a group of Swedish and Norwegian committees) bestows a set of international honors, Nobel prizes, and one million dollars to recognize individuals who have made outstanding advancements in specific categories. Here are the Nobel Prize Winners of 2014. Nobel Peace Prize: Malala Yousafzai and…
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Newark Academy Students Remain Conflicted over US Involvement in Ukraine
By Dean Tan ’18, Staff Writer For almost six months now the Donbass region of Ukraine, consisting of the Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts, has been in a state of war. With the deaths of 3,475 people and the displacement of over 600,000 people, this conflict has decimated Russians, Ukrainians, combatants and civilians alike. With several separatist…
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New Additions to an Old School
By Charles Pan ‘18, Staff Writer As the 2014-2015 school year opens with fresh new possibilities and opportunities, Newark Academy welcomes four promising new teachers to its Math, Science, and English departments. Coming from different and interesting backgrounds, they are next in line to help Newark Academy students aim high and achieve their goals. Here’s…
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ISIS Gaining Territory in the Middle East
By Truman Ruberti ’16, Staff Writer ISIS, the “Islamic State of Iraq and Syria”, is a militant group whose mission statement is to create a unified Muslim Middle East. It came to our attention at the beginning of the summer for its extreme prejudice and brutality. Since then, the group has gained frightening momentum.…
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News Summary #1
By Aidan Fox, News Editor Welcome to the first news set of the school year. An exciting new addition to the news section is the “News Top 10,” which will feature the 10 most important recent news stories that aren’t covered in other articles. The stories are ranked from most recent to oldest, with ongoing…