All posts tagged "index"
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Without Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, we as a country are moving backwards
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives promote fairness and equal opportunities for all Americans. Under DEI policies, companies evaluate all candidates equally [regardless of race,...
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Volunteer from the heart, not from ambition
For as long as I can remember, volunteering has always been a part of my life. In elementary school, families were encouraged to help around...
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Forgiveness opens opportunity for freedom
The first thing I learned on my silent retreat last June, away from home and technology for four days in the heart of Los Angeles,...
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University federal funding cuts halt development
Universities across the country have faced federal funding cuts, stated to be a result of ongoing investigations by the Trump Administration. Many of these investigations...
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The fear of rejection creates inaction
Fear allows us to survive; it is an emotion characterized by a perceived danger or threat that forces a fight or flight response. When we...
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Scandinavian Festival celebrates 51 years of culture
Children singing and dancing, rows of booths, each filled with unique trinkets and artwork, the smell of pancakes filling the space like a cloud, and...
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Aggressive coaches create quitters; kind coaches create winners
Since March 24, a video of a girls’ high school basketball coach in New York aggressively yanking an athlete’s hair has been circling the internet,...
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NPHS’ track and field athletes race against themselves
With the finish line in front and a personal record to beat, NPHS’ track and field runs toward their goals. Student athletes and coaches alike...
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Boys’ lacrosse cradles new experiences for athletes
California Interscholastic Federation data has noted an 11 percent increase in lacrosse participation from the 2022-23 season to the 2023-24 season. Newbury Park High...
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“A Minecraft Movie” flint and stole my sweet and precious time
When the Lumière Brothers opened the first movie theaters in turn-of-the-century Paris, do you think they could have seen this coming? When George Méliès wrote...