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Under fire for issues regarding abortion services, Planned Parenthood, a reproductive health organization, is facing a demand for defunding. For some, Planned Parenthood is a retroactive solution associated with shame and regret. However, for Rory Smith, sophomore, Planned Parenthood provides easily accessible and necessary care. Until about a month ago, Smith suffered from severe menstrual cramps.…
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Daniel Morales, a senior on the NPHS Varsity football team, died on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 from a stab wound sustained during a fight outside of a Taco Bell in Camarillo, according to the Los Angeles Daily News. Morales, a recent transfer student from Adolfo Camarillo High School, was reportedly involved in an…
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Freshman Year Expectation: In eighth grade, almost every teacher told his or her class about how hard high school was going to be, and how students would have to work harder than they ever had before. They said that if you wanted to enjoy having school spirit, middle school was the place to do…
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Let’s all make fun of Donald Trump together! I’m not going to disclose my opinion on politics here in writing (although we all do it so much on Twitter, and is this really so different?), but it’s obvious that Donald Trump is a huge contender in the 2016 race. The biggest reason why? From…
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The Stigma and the Science Over 24 million people in the US have an eating disorder, according to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders. However, despite the sheer number of people affected by these disorders, there remain many misconceptions and incorrect assumptions surrounding their legitimacy as mental disorders. Many people develop…
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“What’s your passion?” This is the ultimate question of high school. Students face it when they contemplate which college to apply to or what career to pursue. It’s also passion that guides students to choose art history over physics, or tech theater over mock trial. However, with increasingly selective admission rates at elite colleges…
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Members of the Dance Team jumped up and began crying tears of joy when the announcer shouted the much anticipated news that they had won the Overall Sweepstakes at USA Nationals. After a year of constant practices and numerous rehearsals, the family of 28 dancers reached their ultimate goal: receiving the highest national title.…
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To most students, waking up at seven in the morning goes hand in hand with barely being able to function until finishing a Starbucks during second period. With this in mind, it’s hard to imagine choosing to wake up at 4 a.m. on a Saturday and staying awake until curtain call at 9 p.m.…