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New Year’s Resolutions push away change
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With the start of the new year, resolutions are resurfacing in popularity. Whether it’s to eat healthily, exercise, study more, or develop a routine, resolutions cover a significant portion of January and February. However, they’re normally forgotten by about March and April. New Year Resolutions are mere excuses to attempt to better one’s life.…
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CVUSD should not endorse private education
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When it was announced that Carden Conejo School, a non-denominational private school in Westlake Village, could face termination of their current lease with CVUSD, parents and Carden alumni alike expressed their discontent with the notion. The possibility of termination comes after the district was alerted to an impending shift in ownership of the private…
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Women in history are inspirational
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From a young age, learning about women in history was inspiring, as they showed me how to use my own power to create a legacy for myself. In third grade we were supposed to give a report on a person in history. While dressed up as that person, we were supposed to stand in…
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Facing the highs and lows of school breaks
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School breaks are a time for students to unwind from the pressure of school and spend time with family. As much as people long for a break, it remains a temporary getaway from stress in life. Even though no homework was assigned to me over fall break, I could still feel all the pressures…
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Housing costs in California are too high
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California is a wonderful place to live, but is it worth the constantly increasing prices of housing? This is a question many residents of the Golden State have been asking themselves in recent years. With more and more people moving out of state, it has become a serious discussion among residents on whether or…
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California is not that bad
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It is a common critique in both online and real life spaces that California is a snobby, elitist, and expensive place that is full of fake clout chasers, but I would challenge these notions of the state. Maybe there is some truth to some of the characterizations of California, as there is plenty to…
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Emerging diversity in our community is an important step forward
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The concept of “Newbury Park” began as a rural settlement of the 1800s—a stop, on the stagecoach route from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Our first post office was built in 1875 by Egbert Starr Newbury, the town’s official founder, and fittingly, the first newspaper reporter in the Conejo Valley. Since then, Newbury…
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Misogyny in sports needs to end
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In the name of progressiveness, the media and society tells young girls that they can be whatever they want when they grow up. They use slogans such as “girl power” to try and convince young girls that they can be treated as equals amongst their male counterparts. Especially in school, we are fed the…
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The College Board does more harm than good
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During a year of hard work and preparation, many students in higher level classes spend their free time studying for the Advanced Placement (AP) tests held in May. While this seems like an effective test of knowledge that can give students college credit, the reality of the College Board is quite the opposite. Every…
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Menstruation takes on public bathrooms
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We need to normalize menstrual products and consistently provide basic necessities for women. School bathrooms are a great place to start out, but going forward we need more recognition and compensation in all restrooms, especially public places. If we provide toilet paper without expense in public restrooms, there should be menstrual products provided as…