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*major spoilers ahead* In the decade that Game of Thrones has captivated audiences, it has faced its fair share of clashes with sexism and racism. For the most part, however, writers have righted their wrongs and appeased watchers. This final season has been different. This season writers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss seem…
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Background High school graduation is a transitionary period for every senior. Many students continue their education at a junior college or four-year university, excited to attend their choice college; others decide to take a year off to work or set aside time for self-reflection. For some students, graduation means the beginning of a path…
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On a brisk Monday morning hours before the start of the school day, Conejo Valley students gathered together protesting the Westboro Baptist Church’s presence outside of Thousand Oaks High School. The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), an Old School Baptist Church located in Topeka, Kansas, was there protesting the “sins” of the Thousand Oaks Community.…
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Thousand Oaks Mayor Rob McCoy believes justice comes from God. He believes that all rights are granted by God. He believes morals are based on God. He does not believe in the separation of church and state. Religious beliefs are not shared by everyone, but the First Amendment applies to all. However, McCoy seems…
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Bandersnatch is Netflix’s new choose your own adventure movie, a spin off of their hit series Black Mirror. If you’re the kind of person that doesn’t like open-ended endings and craves a resolution, this movie isn’t for you. Black Mirror is a Netflix original series that analyzes the effects of technology on human society…
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*DISCLAIMER: I AM GENERALIZING It is a known fact that girls develop faster than boys. Thus, we quickly become tired of the male shenanigans that occur in elementary and middle school. Girls turn to each other to entertain themselves in different, less athletic ways. However, as time goes on and we reach high school,…
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The new voting district map drafts recently released by the school district miss the point of hispanic representation completely. During the summer, the school board received a letter from law firm Shenkman & Hughes demanding that board elections change from an at-large election to a district-based election. Shenkman & Hughes represented the Southwest Voter…
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The Conejo Valley Unified School District is transitioning to a to a By-Trustee area election system which will take affect in the 2020 general election. The transition is because of CVUSD receiving a demand letter on June 8, 2018 claiming that the District’s current method of electing the Board of Education members through at-large…
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As a person who spends much of their life on the road, podcasts are a great way to entertain myself from the mindless flashes of cement on the freeway. Serial, a podcast from the creators of This American Life and hosted by Sarah Koenig, has three seasons out, each surrounding different people and different…
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The Conejo Valley Unified School District will move from at-large elections to district-based elections by 2020. The CVUSD school board voted 4-0 at their last meeting on November 21, 2018 to begin the transition to district-based elections by adopting Resolution 18/19-11. While an at-large system means that the people vote for the same number…