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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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Music Corner
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After leaking his now well-known song, “Too Sweet,” on the social media app, TikTok, Hozier dropped his third studio album, “Unreal Unearth: Unheard” on March 22, 2024. The artist is known for his poetic lyrics and raw music that causes fans and listeners to feel a wave of emotions, good and bad. His latest…
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Although many people have not participated in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), it has recently gained popularity amongst students at Newbury Park High School. Using a combination of skills from boxing, kickboxing, wrestling and jiu jitsu, MMA fighters can use their own techniques and focus on certain skills to make their style their own. Noah…
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Music Corner – Ariana Grande
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After five long years of waiting for a new album, Ariana Grande fans are finally satisfied with the seventh dropped album, “Eternal Sunshine,” released on March 8th. Based on the movie, “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” Grande’s songs paint a picture of the end of her marriage and reveal the memories of loneliness…
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‘Bob Marley: One Love’ fails to inspire
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Whether you just heard him playing at a restaurant on vacation one day or your favorite type of music has been reggae since you were born, everyone has heard Bob Marley and his inspiring music. Luckily, my dad actively listened to reggae music so my love for Bob Marley started at a young age.…
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“Poor Things” shocks theater go-ers worldwide
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Released on December 8, 2023, ‘Poor Things’, Yorgos Lanthimos’ genius movie makes cinematic history with his unique approach to the classic novel. Emma Stone stars as Bella Baxster in a phantasmagoric take on the classic film ‘Frankenstein’. The film tracks the adventures Bella endures as a woman with a child-like temper and bizarre habits…
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Students glide down the snowy mountains this season
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As students at Newbury Park High School get ready for the cold, winter weather, they look forward to strapping on their skis or snowboards and sliding down the snowy slopes of a variety of mountain resorts all over the country. Christina Michael, junior, first started skiing at the age of six, but switched to…
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Kate Cox faces the toll of U.S. abortion bans
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On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a five-decade old decision that protected a woman’s right to receive an abortion. With this constitutional right reversed, 14 U.S. states have enacted a near-total abortion ban with very few exceptions. Kate Cox, a 31-year-old mother of two, filed a lawsuit against the…
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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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The Exorcist: Believer possesses a shocking horror
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With Halloween just around the corner, students get ready with candy, costumes, and most importantly, horror movies. “The Exorcist: Believer” is the latest horror movie released on Oct. 6, 2023, and acts as an installment in The Exorcist series, starting with the 1973 original. The movie tells the story of two teenage girls, Angela…