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Statewide declining enrollment affects CVUSD
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Worried whispers and discussions filled the campus when students and teachers began to hear whispers about a new policy that would cut extracurricular classes that had low enrollment. Honors digital video production, woodshop and IB music classes were all courses that students were especially worried about being cut. With concern running around the school,…
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Adrianne Lenker gives a bright future to folk music
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For all of the girls that sometimes wish they could be a bug to experience being smaller and more hopeless than they already feel, Adrianne Lenker has done it again. On Friday, March 22, Big Thief ’s Adrianne Lenker released her fifth solo album, “Bright Future.” Much like her other works as both a…
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I feel my imagination getting weaker
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I look at the journals I used to write endless stories in, untouched. I see the stuffed animals whose personalities I know so well, but haven’t come out in so long. The corner of my room that used to be a stage for my one-woman musicals is now just the corner of my room.…
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Matthew Bourne’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is hauntingly beautiful
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First premiering in 2019, the touring company of Matthew Bourne’s modern ballet, “Romeo and Juliet,” came to the Ahmanson Theater on Jan. 28, and ran until Feb. 25. Bourne’s vision is certainly unconventional, but his masterful choreography undeniably justifies his adaptation. The curtains open to a two tiered, simplistic set; white walls, sliding barred…
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VCAS makes a difference one paw at a time
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One of the busiest times of the year for shelters is after the holiday season, during which many have surprised their loved ones with furry companions. Although some opted to buy and others chose to adopt, adoption fees at Ventura County Animal Services (VCAS) have been lowered to accommodate the capacity of the shelter.…
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21 Savage returns with his “American Dream”
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After a solo album hiatus since 2018, endless features and even a deportation scare, 21 Savage returned with his third studio album on Friday, Jan. 12, “American Dream.” While this album is set to be the soundtrack to the dramatized, autobiographical film under the same name, it holds as a standalone release. The album…
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HOMELESSNESS SPREADS ACROSS VENTURA COUNTY
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Introduction On a gloomy day in early January, An elderly homeless woman sits smoking a cigarette at the stairwell of the Vagabond Inn Motel in Ventura. Gesturing to chat, she introduced herself as Sharon Dedrick, she had been living at the motel with government assistance for 11 months. Dedrick then led the way to…
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Student VS Teacher (Two Coull 4 School)
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Taylor Coull/Freshman and Tiffani Coull/History 1. What is the name of Taylor Swift’s most recent re-recorded album? Taylor: “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” Tiffani: “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” (Duh!) A: “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” 1-1 Players gonna play play play play play. 2. What is the abbreviation for the state of Oklahoma? Taylor: OK Tiffani: OK A: OK…
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Girls’ water polo swims to the top
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While the start of the cool fall weather means the end of pool days for most people, that has not stopped Girls’ Water polo from diving headfirst, both physically and figuratively, into their new, and surely successful, season. Cooper Eskigian, senior, enjoys being in the water whether she is playing water polo, surfing or…
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“Guts” was a major hit, right?
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Let’s go back to 2021. The album “Sour” was released, and people could not get enough of the breakthrough, ex Disney Channel-kid, Olivia Rodrigo. Fans nearly broke Spotify while helping her break the record for the biggest opening week of an album by a female artist. Every mainstream pop radio station was playing “Driver’s…