The Newtonite

Girls in AI Club champions excellence, inclusivity in technology

Shir Lev, News editor • March 4, 2024

Members of the Girls in AI Club spent their first meeting Wednesday, Feb. 7, using an AI model to predict the popularity of Taylor Swift songs based on the song’s danceability, level of energy, and tempo. Club...

Ligerbots gives back to the community

David Feng • December 14, 2019

Excited chatter filled up the auditorium and Main Street as students in Ligerbots competed in the First Lego League (FLL) after months of preparation, Saturday Dec. 14. Ligerbots hosted the robotics...

Women in STEM Day presentations provide insight on STEM careers

Sophie Murthy • December 5, 2018

For the first time ever, a new event was added to North’s list of culture days and events, providing students interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) an opportunity to learn from...

Technology Today: Why is Apple ahead?

Derek Krantz • June 13, 2018

Someone suggested to me recently that Samsung phones were “cheap” compared to the $1000 iPhone X, or even the $800 iPhone 8 Plus. I was told that getting a Samsung device would be far easier than getting...

Academic performance tracking system Skyward to replace SMS

Tali Falk-Judson • February 10, 2016

by Tali Falk-Judson North switched its grade and academic performance tracking system to a program called Skyward at the beginning of the term. Student Management System (SMS), the program used by every...

Column: Too much technology?

The Newtonite • November 21, 2013

Two oblivious students round the same corner from opposite directions. Both hunch over their smartphones, texting away furiously without any regard for the outside world. Their footsteps get closer and closer together, the clickity-clacks of their shoes echoing louder and louder on the ceramic tiles. Smash.

An Online World: Twitter trend shows importance of skepticism, privacy

The Newtonite • January 9, 2013

by Leah Budson An Online World is a blog updated twice a month exploring the Internet’s effects on society and on our lives.

An Online World: Students must resist Internet distractions

The Newtonite • December 7, 2012

by Leah Budson An Online World is a blog updated twice a month exploring the Internet’s effects on society and on our lives.

An Online World: Recognize benefits of anonymity

The Newtonite • November 16, 2012

by Leah Budson An Online World is a blog updated twice a month exploring the Internet’s effects on society and on our lives.

An Online World: Illegally downloading harms media industry

The Newtonite • November 2, 2012

by Leah Budson In 2009, 95 percent of music downloads were illegal, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, a statistic that seems believable considering that nearly all of my peers have illegally downloaded music.

An Online World: Recognize quality over popularity

The Newtonite • October 19, 2012

by Leah Budson Although teenagers are more likely to read Twilight in their free time than Pride and Prejudice, despite the fact that most consider Jane Austen to be a superior writer to Stephenie Meyer.

Column: Switch from textbooks to tablets

The Newtonite • October 10, 2012

by Connor Vasu Why do students need to lug textbooks back and forth from school when there are more viable options for the school, such tablets and as online versions of textbooks?