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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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USC cancels valedictorian’s commencement speech
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The University of Southern California’s (USC) 2024 valedictorian, Asna Tabassum, has been denied the traditional opportunity of delivering a speech at the university’s graduation ceremony on May 10. The decision was made due to concern for the safety of students and the campus community regarding Tabassum’s open support of Palestine. Tabassum has continued expressing…
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Feminism still inspires and enrages many
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As a feminist, I am proud to stand beside the millions who have fought for my rights and the rights of every other woman. I hope to teach the true meaning of the word and explain how it has been constantly woven throughout the fabric of our society. Feminism is, by definition, “the advocacy…
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California students speak out against tuition increase
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Students across the state of California are protesting and advocating to be heard in the midst of a recent decision by the board of the California State University school system. The controversy in question is a 6% raise in tuition starting in the fall of 2024, a process that will repeat itself for the…
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Adrianne Lenker gives a bright future to folk music
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For all of the girls that sometimes wish they could be a bug to experience being smaller and more hopeless than they already feel, Adrianne Lenker has done it again. On Friday, March 22, Big Thief ’s Adrianne Lenker released her fifth solo album, “Bright Future.” Much like her other works as both a…
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Music enhances nearly every aspect of life
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Music directly impacts and is essential to every phase and angle of existence. In Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, music is a factor of each level of the necessities to human life. The last tier, titled “Self-Actualization,” entails the psychological needs of creativity, acceptance and expressing the core of one’s being and music is an…
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“I’m only seventeen, I don’t know anything”
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Every year, I can be found sitting at my desk when I hear, “Isabella, can you please talk to me after class?” and my mind instantly begins to whir. Did I forget to turn in my homework? Did I accidentally talk too loud during class? What could I have possibly done wrong? I smile…
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AI in Hollywood cannot become acceptable
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“Late Night With the Devil” is a brand new indie horror movie that stuck out for its unique concept, that being a found-footage-style horror film set on a Late Night Show. From what I’ve seen, “Late Night With the Devil” successfully recreates the feeling of watching an old show on tape. Unfortunately, it seems…
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Athletes find love at first climb
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To the right, grab the yellow hold. That’s it. Move yourself up. Then the one to your left. Ignore the trembling hand. The climb is almost over. It’ll all be worth it soon. These couple seconds of stress and tension represent a few decisive moments in a rock climber’s head: the final push to…
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My mom is my high school English teacher
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One person in particular comes to mind above all others when I think back on my educational journey: my mother. She is not just any teacher, she is my English teacher, and it is in her classroom that I have seen her develop into the teacher that she is today. Sitting in the corner…