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  • Sushi Fujiya is worth every penny

    As I walk into Sushi Fujiya in Camarillo, I am seated by a hostess and asked what I would like to drink and if I was going to engage in the endeavor of the “all you can eat” sushi. Of course, I respond with the answer of yes and ask for a glass of…

  • Dog Shows: a fun and competitive extracurricular

                Dog shows may not be a common extracurricular activity amongst students, but for Emilie Hooker, sophomore, participating in shows with her dog is her pride and joy. Emilie and Ziva, her samoyed dog, bonded together through their experiences at these events. Janet Chu-Hooker, Emilie’s mom, was the one…

  • College acceptances on social media don’t define you

    “Harvard ‘22!” “Happy to say I’m going to USC next year!” Splattered over social media every year are college commitment announcements. Pictures are taken, posts are made and bios are changed. Sure it is a happy milestone in one’s life, and social media users just want to share their accomplishments with others. It’s the…

  • Be open about what you want for presents

    I’m not going to beat around the bush: buying gifts sucks — a lot. Sure, it’s a romanticized concept: going to the local store to purchase something your loved one will open up and smile at with glee. However, this is not the case, especially when you are unaware of what to get them…

  • The Oaks Village presents the first annual Special Holiday Boutique Mini-Market

    The Ventura County Certified Farmers’ Market Association is holding the first annual Special Holiday Boutique Mini-Market. The event is held at the outdoor village of the Oaks Mall. At the function, customers are met with a variety of goods made in California. The mini-market is ongoing on Thursdays from 12pm to 5pm until December…

  • Net Neutrality is a freedom everyone deserves

    According to the Atlantic, as of 2014 there are over one billion websites on the internet, and trends suggest this number is still growing. There are billions of Google searches a day, and Internet Live Stats reports that there were 1,321,777,390 gigabytes of internet traffic before 7:12 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30. By 7:15…

  • Gun Sales Surge

    When most people think about Black Friday sales, usually X-boxes or household appliances come to mind. However, in recent years, the number of people buying guns on Black Friday has soared. According to NPR, there may have been more than 203,000 guns sold this Black Friday throughout the U.S. According to the Bureau of…

  • Miller YMCA scheduled to close

    The Miller YMCA opened in 2007 and provided the local community with a pool, a gym and a facility which several programs were able to run through. As of Dec. 31 it will be shutting down and replaced by a nationwide church called Godspeak. Lexi Leblanc, senior and President of Youth and Government spoke…

  • NP hosts annual Mistletoe Tournament

    Coaches and teammates cheer as the center attacker swims the water polo ball down the pool towards the goal. She and her team line up facing the goal, preparing to shoot. Score! The Mistletoe Tournament occured on Sat. Dec 2. It featured girls’ water polo teams from as far north as Arroyo Grande and…

  • Follow Scott Disick’s example and fight for your relationships

    I spent this past Thanksgiving break exactly the way it should be spent: sleeping until noon and rewatching “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.” Any true Kardashian fan has seen the many ups and downs of Scott Disick and Kourtney Kardashian. From the start, the couple has been a reliable source of the never-ending drama…