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Before the three bullets pierced his chest and killed him, before he walked almost 400 kilometers and fasted for days, before he was the leader of the nonviolent protests against British imperialization in India, Mahatma Gandhi was a journalist. After more than forty years of working to express the voice of his fellow countrymen…
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As Americans we tend to view our founding fathers as the primary embodiment of our country’s ideals. But the United States we live in today was not made solely by the white men who have traditionally held prominence in this country. Rather, the United States has been molded by all those who have struggled…
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The United States prides itself on being a nation of acceptance, where people of different nationalities, backgrounds and religions can come together as one. However, this is a skewed perspective; since the 9/11 attacks, negative religious rhetoric has exponentially increased. These perceptions have sparked a new debate on whether to grant refuge to people…
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ASG Elections Elections for Associated Student Government president, vice president, treasurer, secretary, and parliamentarian were held on Friday, April 15 from the start of nutrition at 9:50 until the end of lunch at 12:30. Ballots were submitted electronically for the first time through a survey for students’ learn accounts. Boys’ Tennis Boys lost to…
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California Mathematics League Panthers earned a season total of 157 points out of 180 in the California Mathematics League Competition, beating Oaks Christian by three points to clinch the title of first place team in Ventura County for the third year in a row. The six-problem competitions were hosted throughout the year by Math…
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Boys’ Baseball Panthers played in the Bishop Gorman Desert Classic this week in Las Vegas, NV and won 4-0 in their first game versus Desert Hills (UT) on Wednesday, March 30. They further went on to win games against Tucson (AZ) and Galena (NV) in their pool on Thursday and Friday, and will advance…
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The decisions of school boards affect every student on every campus in every district of this state – from the appointment of administrators at their schools to the educational policies in their classrooms. Despite this fact, students do not have the right to vote for the representatives of these school boards. However, they want…
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Someone in the United States is sexually assaulted every two minutes. 44 percent of sexual assault victims are under 18, according to Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. Although this is a crime rarely heard about in Newbury Park, it is a serious offense that affects more high school students than most think. As…
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For a country built on the principle of freedom, the United States keeps a disproportionately high number of its people behind bars. In fact, despite representing only five percent of the world’s population, the U.S. holds a quarter of the world’s total number of inmates and spends around $80 billion every year on the…
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When General Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown to the Americans in 1783, he marked the end of the Revolutionary War and the beginning of a new age of democracy. With that democracy came the opportunity for people to take part in the government and have their opinion heard. Today, this privilege is being taken for…