Opinion
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Enough is enough: the pumpkin spice craze
Looking around as you walk down the street on a fall day, the sights and sounds of the autumn are mingled, without fail, with the...
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Cards, Sex, and Cheerios
There are fifty-two cards in a deck, or, if you include jokers, fifty-four. I learned this lesson the hard way, through a game of “52...
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Are Teens too dependent on cell phones?
Seeing a teenager off their phone is a rare sight. It’s safe to say that cell phones have changed dramatically since the first mobile phone...
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Breaking Barriers: Why HeForShe is not your average feminist campaign
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...
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Editorial: Measure I is essential, not perfect
On Nov. 4, Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) residents will vote on Measure I – a school bond that aims to increase revenue for...
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Lies in Disguise
Clichés, we learned in our first semester of freshman English class, are to be avoided. Like a literary equivalent to stale saltine crackers, not even...
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The Hypocrisy of the Eight-Person Class
To the disgruntled students who wanted to take AP English or AP Spanish, you are not alone in your annoyance at this year’s changed schedule....
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Love it or Hate it, Keep it or Drop it
Senior year scheduling dilemma: you’re sitting in your counselor’s office, choosing eenie-meenie-miney-mo between AP and IB. Which will give you the best chance of passing,...
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ALS Ice Bucket Challenge vs. Severe Drought
It’s safe to say we have all seen our fair share of buckets of ice water being thrown over the heads of our friends, peers,...
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Editorial: Free speech is here
The tragic deaths of two American journalists, James Foley and Steven Sotlott, who were kidnapped and executed while reporting in Syria, haunt the minds of...