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A Culture of Violence in the NFL
By Danny Cohen ’15, Lead Columnist Since January 2000, 732 NFL players have been arrested and have been involved in 90 cases of domestic violence. Yet, when Broncos Tight End Dwayne Carsell pleaded guilty to battery after he picked up a woman by her neck and bit her, Titans Tackle Brad Hopkins pleaded guilty to…
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Creativity, Cycling, Climbing, Compassion: Students’ Most Intense Summer Enrichment
By Mauranda Men ’16 and Elizabeth Merrigan ’16, Staff Writers From Creative Writing to Camping Maggie DeNoon ’16 went on two separate two-week excursions. On a creative writing program by Putney Student Travel, she traveled to Ireland, exploring places as iconic as Dublin as well as the relatively-unknown island of Inishbofin. Maggie describes the island…
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June Term: A Boon to the School or a Program with Problems?
By Jacob Furst ’14, Commentary Editor The June Term at Newark Academy is a two-week period following the completion of the spring semester in which students participate in “pass/fail” classes that depart from traditional core subjects. Each student in the school, with the exception of seniors and those completing their immersion requirement, is required to…
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Rising Talent: The Middle School Arts
By Tyler Friedman ’17, Staff Writer Often, the talents of students in the Upper School seem to overshadow those of students in the Middle School. However, there are many Middle School students who are making significant contributions to the arts at Newark Academy. Among these talented middle schoolers are Jake McEvoy ’18, Zach Kessel ’19,…
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The Newark Academy Experience: A Look Back
By Jake Cohen ’14, Commentary Editor Every student who graduates from Newark Academy leaves at least one lasting impression: his or her picture in the front hall. Ostensibly trivial, this picture actually represents so much more than just the achievement of graduating high school. It represents the experience of the shared years of our lives.…
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A Closer Look Into This Year’s June Term
By Anna Hope Emerson ’16, Staff Writer While students from other schools spend the month of June cramming for exams, Newark Academy students participate in June Term, two-week courses of experiential learning. In the words of Anu Sharma ’15, one of three students on the June Term committee, “June Term gives students a chance to…
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Janet Yellen Takes the Reins of the Federal Reserve
By Zachary Gross ’14, News Editor On February 3, Janet Yellen assumed office as the 15th Chair of the Federal Reserve, becoming the first woman in the Fed’s 100-year history to do so. In order to comprehend the widespread implications of this event, it is critical to understand the Federal Reserve and what it means…
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Personal Athlete Profiles: Throwback Edition
By Tyler Park ’14, Sports Editor Over the past year, we at The Minuteman‘s sports section have written a number of Personal Athlete Profiles about current Newark Academy athletes. This edition, however, will take a look at a few of Newark Academy’s past athletes who have moved on to successful college careers in their respective sports.…
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“Express Yourself” My Newark Academy Experience: A Year in Italy
By Sivi Satchithanandan ’15, Feature Editor “If you see it, you forget it, if you write it, you remember it, but if you do it, you learn it,” said Dan Winkler ’14 as he recalls and translates an Italian quote written on the wall of his classroom in Italy. In the past two years, Newark…
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Bieber? Sure. Yanukovych? Yanuko-who?
By Jake Cohen ’14, Commentary Editor If one were to check the front page of CNN.com on January 23, 2014, one would think that Justin Bieber’s arrest was the headline of the day. If one checked MSNBC’s website, the top ten headlines of the day would not include a single mention of the massive political…