Category: Social Justice
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Pop Culture at Newark Academy
By Boluwatife Oshuntolu ‘21, Student Writer Pop culture is a big part of what makes America what it is. It encompasses everything from Harambe to Donald Trump. Memes like Pepe the Frog to popular dances like dabbing. At Newark Academy, students are generally very familiar with internet culture, as most students are seen exclaiming their…
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Pepe The Frog; From Comic to Worldwide Hate Symbol?
By Michael Pyo ‘22, Student Writer “Pepe the Frog” was never supposed to be labeled as a hate symbol, but rather a source of laughter. “Pepe” first appeared in 2005 comic strip, “Boy’s Club”, which creator Matt Furie describes as a comic about life in your early 20’s. This innocent character had no intention of…
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The Newark Academy Minutemen
By Isabela McNeilly-Anta ’23, Student Writer Ever wonder why our “Mascot”, “Logo”, “Symbol” is a dude with a hat from 1774? Well, OK., maybe we know as much about him that he is called a minute man. But that is it. No more, no less. So next time, I’m not gonna bail you out on…
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The MS Football Team Problem and Their Solution
By Max Falkin ‘22, Staff Writer In the Fall semester at NA, the middle school football team ran short on players, preventing the small group of students from playing against other schools. But with determination, the athletes found a way to get enough students to sign up and join the team, allowing them to compete…
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Hamilton! Fact Or Fiction?
By Marina Chernin ’23, Staff Writer Instead of doing a boring old normal book review, like you were probably expecting, I’m going to discuss a subject that has everyone talking, the hit musical “Hamilton.” Now, please, don’t groan and say “NOT AGAIN!” because I won’t be endlessly praising the show. Instead, I will be talking…
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Back to the Future Shoes!
By Vyom Singh ‘23, Staff Writer When you first saw the self-lacing shoes that Marty McFly wears in Back to the Future ll, you thought, “ I need those shoes!” Now they are available to buy! Well… not really. You can enter in a raffle for ten dollars. (The proceeds of the raffle go to…
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Vegan Protein Powder Brownies
By Sophia Chen ’20, Staff Writer Wouldn’t it be nice if every time you ate something it was serving some purpose to make you or someone you love happy by nourishing your body and preserving the environment? The foods we eat and make are a reflection of our values and choices. Think about every…
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The Musical Prodigy
By Michael Pyo ’22, Staff Writer Mason Kung ‘22, was surprised that he was considered “interview worthy.” But, after all, he is an amazing cellist, who plays in the High School Orchestra this year. I told him that I had seven questions for him, and his response was: “Thank Goodness! I thought this was gonna…