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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 words “pumpkin spice”. The flavor has lost some of its unique autumn charm due to this overuse. The name seems to appear in every possible location and starts to…
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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 Card Pickup” initiated by my demonic older brother. While this was a rather unpleasant way to embed this lesson in my head, I haven’t forgotten it since, so you…
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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 was created, and this has sparked an equal change in the way many people live. No more sitting around the home phone, awaiting a call. Now, you can be…
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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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On Nov. 4, Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) residents will vote on Measure I – a school bond that aims to increase revenue for the district in a time of impactful and substantial budget cuts. If 55% of CVUSD residents vote in favor of Measure I on election day, it will raise $197…
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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 the hungriest kids for a joke want to hear them. Although well intentioned, like that one weird family friend who lingered far too long after that family reunion, the…
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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. Both of these classes were cancelled and are no longer offered, and students wishing to take either class were enrolled in IB English or IB Spanish in a schoolwide…
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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, and the most college credits? Starting this school year, students don’t have that choice for some classes. Specifically, AP English and AP Spanish are no longer being offered. While…
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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, and family. Everyone from Lil Wayne to Bill Gates has participated. While some call it wasteful, others find it heroic. This is the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. For those…
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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 all reporters, professional and amateur alike. No matter how often such events occur, it is impossible to become accustomed to the victimization of reporters, considering that the occupation of…