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The Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) Board of Education passed an amendment that will give transgender students the ability to play on the sports team of the gender they identify with on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Administrative regulation 6145.2, which had previously received a 2-2 vote from the board, also ensures students the right…
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Yet another dystopian book-to-movie adaptation has arrived. The widely anticipated “Insurgent”, the movie adaptation of Veronica Roth’s book and the sequel to the popular “Divergent”, which grossed more than $288 million worldwide, hit theaters on March 20. “Divergent” is set in a post-apocalyptic society that is divided into factions. The first installation follows Tris…
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Virginia Plain*, junior, had sex when she was 13 years old. By Shreya Chattopadhyay, Kellie Levine, & Raevyn Walker, with contributions from Tazaieen Sayeda Edit (3/4/15): Read our open letter to the community regarding this article and the associated pictures here. “If I had a chance, I’d change things,” Plain said. “I (now) have a bigger view of…
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On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 15 student-athletes signed with their future colleges for athletics. Among the athletes that signed their letters of intent in the quad at lunch are seniors Thomas Ponticelli, Tyler Resnick, Maddy Spangler, Emily Williams, Ryanna Hammond, Mariana deMaille, Celeste Rains-Turk, Ryan Blaich, Parker Maki, Michael Marinelli, Ryan Shen, Kendall Mader, Elizabeth…
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Mural, new turf, and pool deck vandalized On the night of Monday, Nov. 10, the football field and pool deck were vandalized with obscene symbols and statements. The vandals also defecated on the field. “It was bad and disgusting, they wrote symbols all over our field,” Jaden Allen, sophomore, said. Allen saw the field…
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If you’ve been on the Internet in the last couple weeks, you’ve probably noticed the storm raging around the feminist movement. On Sept. 20, Emma Watson, recently appointed Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women, gave a speech at the United Nations launching her new campaign, HeforShe. According to Watson’s speech, the goal of this new…
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Commonly observed conversation about feminism: “I’m a feminist.” “Uh, you are?” “Yeah, aren’t you?” “Well I’m all for equality, but I wouldn’t call myself a feminist…” “Feminism. Ooo, shudder, right? If you’re a feminist, you must be excessively aggressive. You must be overpowering. You must bash men. Right?” Wrong. To address this negative connotation…
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Been There, Done That, Never Going Back When Rachel Andrews*, junior, abused prescription drugs, she would often fall asleep in the middle of lectures and wouldn’t even hear the bell ring at the end of class. Hardly anyone noticed. “I got to the point where I was taking three (pills) a day during school,…
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The new school year always brings a plethora of changes, some expected, some not. For the Boy’s Varsity Lacrosse Team, the impending changes are substantial. On September 7, coach Tom Penix resigned after two seasons. Following Penix’s resignation, student athletes and administration face obstacles in finding a new coach before the season starts in…
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If one peered into the restaurant Pieology on the Sundays of April 27 or May 18, they would have seen a silent but lively scene — A group of American Sign Language students, parents and instructors signing animatedly to each other while enjoying the many delicacies Pieology has to offer. The American Sign Language…