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Youth voices will not be silenced
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College students across the United States have jeopardized their chances of celebrating a traditional graduation season. USC canceled graduation citing concern for violent uprisings because the valedictorian is a known activist for Gaza victims. Attributing a greater importance to the Gaza Solidarity Encampment Movement, students are demanding university divestment from any economic ties with…
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Behind juvenile bars, behind concrete walls
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Drowned in acres of farmland in northwest Camarillo, the Ventura County Youth Correctional Facility closed its prison cell doors for the last time on June 30, 2023. The facility was one of the three state-wide juvenile prisons permanently shut down after Governor Newsom signed SB 823 into law in 2020. It has been nearly…
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Setting a beat in the 805-Music Scene
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Mindoff: Alec Bertrand, also known as MindOff, is a musician and sound engineer. He currently works at 203 Studio in Camarillo, a recording studio he started out with Destructive Films, as a music video producer and creator. The two work as a dynamic duo, with Bertrand mixing music to go along with the videos…
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LITHIUM DISCOVERY ENERGIZES CALIFORNIA
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OVERVIEW As global warming continues to jeopardize our precious land on Earth, we are quickly running out of effective renewable energy sources that can replace the burning of fossil fuels and the abundance of greenhouse gas emissions. However, the solution to this terrifying problem may be within reach. The Salton Sea, born in the…
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Candidates assemble their qualifications for November elections
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It is another election year for the Conejo Valley, which resides in California’s 42nd state assembly district. The State Assembly is the state of California’s lower house of representatives (state congress). The assembly has 80 members representing individual districts, who serve two-year terms, and historically, and currently, has a super majority of Democrats. The…
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Ojai non-profit uses Tiny Homes to combat homelessness
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On Feb 16. 2022, in the second round of the California State-provided Project-Homekey grants, Mesa Farms, an Ojai-based non-profit, was awarded $4,229,800. This would go towards investing in the niche of building ten tiny homes that would provide a transitional supportive housing program for housing-insecure young adults aged 18-24. According to Mesa Farm’s executive…
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Guys who complain about Taylor Swift annoy me
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No one can forget last summer when it seemed as if every girl from NPHS attended the Taylor Swift “Eras Tour” concert. I didn’t mind it because I’m secure in my masculinity, and I don’t have the incessant need to control people; I just let people enjoy what they like. At the gym, I…
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U.S Airman lights himself on fire in protest of Israeli invasion
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On Feb. 25, 25-year-old active duty U.S Airman, Aaron Bushnell, set himself on fire ultimately killing himself in an act of self-immolation in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington D.C, in an act of protest of the ongoing Israeli invasion of Gaza. His last words were, “Free Palestine.” Before the act, Bushnell set…
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CLU celebrates the year of the Dragon
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On Feb.23, California Lutheran University [CLU] center for global engagement hosted its third celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year on campus. The celebration marked the end of the month long celebration of the year of the dragon, featuring a Lion dance and Taiko Drums. The event hosted many opportunities for guests to participate…
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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…