Category: News
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A Changing World: Ukraine Protests Deepen
By Megha Poddar ’15, News Editor In the span of only a few weeks, protests in Ukraine have deepened to the point where former Ukrainian President, Leonid M. Kravchuk, warns that the country is “on the brink of civil war.” Gaining far more media attention as the uprisings begin to grow deadly, the protests started…
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The Creative Writing Class: A Place of Self-Expression
By Jocelyn Tolpin ’17, News Staff Writer Perhaps one of the most exciting classes at Newark Academy is Creative Writing, where aspiring authors attempt to find their literary voices. In January, the students finished writing a collective short story in conjunction with the theme of the Winter Art Exhibit: Dream On. The class partnered with…
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As Syria Talks Falter, War Continues on the Ground
By Zachary Gross ’14, News Editor The first round of talks between the Syrian government and western-backed representatives of the opposition concluded on January 31, without any major agreement to end the bloody civil war that is entering into its third year. The so-called “Geneva 2,” conference had been in the works for months. Secretary…
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West Virginia Chemical Fiasco Spills Into Our Community
By Megha Poddar ’15, News Editor On January 9th, a steel storage tank near Charleston, West Virginia containing crude 4-methylcyclohexane methanol (MCHM) began leaking through a one-inch hole. The chemical was soon seeping into the Elk River, a mile and a half upstream of a water treatment center. Since then, up to 300,000 West…
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A Winter to Remember
By Jason Suh ’17, News Staff Writer The trees might be bare, but the Student Council has the winter calendar filled with events to serve as, according to Ms. Galvin, “an antidote to the winter blues.” First on the calendar is Winter Schminter, a Newark Academy staple, where ping pong tables, board games, and the like…
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Half-Way There: A “Master Plan” Update
By Anna Hope Emerson ’16, News Staff Writer Completed approximately four years ago, Newark Academy’s “Master Plan” is a dynamic document that outlines the steps that Newark Academy will take to improve and upgrade its school facilities. It is split up into four parts, two of which have already been completed. The first was the…
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Terror at the Short Hills Mall: New Jersey Enters the Debate on Gun Control
By Aidan Fox ’16, News Staff Writer In just a few years, America has witnessed several mass shootings that have terrified the nation and brought gun control laws to the forefront of debate. Last month, New Jersey citizens came face-to-face with the terrors of gun violence in a place they previously felt safe: the Short…
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Everything You Need to Know About Healthcare.gov
By Rakhi Kundra ’17, News Staff Writer On October 1st, in the midst of the political clamor over the government shutdown, healthcare.gov — the keystone website of President Obama’s landmark health care reform bill, the Affordable Care Act — opened for business. It was designed to serve as a health care exchange, in order to facilitate the…
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Roots in Cuba, Voice in America
By Jocelyn Tolpin ’17, News Staff Writer “Communism, in theory, [means] everything belongs to everyone, but in practice [means it] belongs to no one,” said Señor Romay, Newark Academy’s newest Spanish teacher, when describing the political climate of his native country of Cuba. To conclude their study of Cuba’s government and history, the 8th grade got…
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A Place at Our Table: Welcoming Global Speaker Kristi Jacobson
By Anna Hope Emerson ’16, News Staff Writer As the clock nears 11:30, you struggle to concentrate in class as your stomach grumbles. Fifteen minutes seems like an eternity as you wait outside the cafeteria, until the clock finally reaches 11:45. Once inside, you are served a filling and healthy meal. The only thing you…