Opinion

  • Why the Block is Best

    Block schedule is often acclaimed on campus. Its advantages are shown on the school website, from the staff, and from the students themselves. Many sees this schedule as innate to NPHS. The block schedule includes three classes every day that either alternate or are for half the year straight through. Standard schedule would be…

  • Yeezy Collection: Is the hype all a hoax?

    Kanye West is an icon in the music industry, notorious for his attitude, and now famous–pun not intended–for his Yeezy fashion collection. Notable for its shoe line, the Yeezy collection has four different clothing lines as well. Skin tone colors and simplicity is a major theme for West, but doesn’t set well for others.…

  • Sad Social Media Users Need a Pep Talk

    There’s no avoiding it: social media is everywhere. I tried to escape it, and you may have too, but by now I’ve joined every major platform besides Facebook. We’re exposed to so much content that it can be overwhelming, and we begin to feel negatively about our lives. We live in an insecure world,…

  • Kaepernick raises awareness, without raising for the flag

    When kids are taught the National Anthem, they are taught to stand. It’s tradition to rise for the anthem–with our right hand over our heart–especially before sports. However, because of the current controversy regarding police brutality in the United States, some say that standing is showing pride towards our country’s injustices. San Francisco 49er’s…

  • Fight on because you can’t always get what you want

    As a big USC fan, nothing makes me happier on a Saturday than when the Trojans get a big fat W.  Unfortunately, my boys are 1-3, so there hasn’t been much celebrating so far this season. My only consolation is that, at 2-2, UCLA hasn’t started out that great either. When I recognize that…

  • Zodiac Signs: You have got it all wrong

    Do you read your horoscope religiously? Are you the type of person who blames failed relationships on clashing zodiac signs? It is sad to say that everything you believed about horoscope predictions is actually not true. Zodiac sign dates have changed. For example, if you thought you were a Virgo, you’re mistaken, you are…

  • Suicide Squad Disappoints Fans and Critics Alike

    DC Comics recently started releasing movies with a cinematic and connected story line, starting off with Man of Steel in 2013 and Batman vs. Superman released in March. Their newest movie is Suicide Squad. Fans have been anticipating its release for over a year since the first trailer. However, critics have crushed a lot…

  • The stress of college athletics

    The process of applying to college is possibly the most stressful point of any student’s life. For an athlete, it’s the time where they can finally see if the hours spent at practice, weekends given up for games and tournaments, and sleep lost to manage their school workload along with their sport were worth…

  • Letter to the Editors: Sept. 12, 2016

    To The Panther Prowler, On July 28th, 2016, an article was uploaded on the panther prowler website which discussed that veganism is not a practical lifestyle for most people. I could not believe these words were published. The author stated, “Veganism is great for celebrities and the upper middle class, but it is a…

  • Learning to count blessings through the stressing

    I wake up to my blaring alarm and race to school. I carry my jam-packed, 34.2 lb backpack from class to class where I sit for hours and aggressively take notes and stress about whatever test, quiz or assignment I have due. I finish my school day with a few hours of dance team…