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LITHIUM DISCOVERY ENERGIZES CALIFORNIA
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OVERVIEW As global warming continues to jeopardize our precious land on Earth, we are quickly running out of effective renewable energy sources that can replace the burning of fossil fuels and the abundance of greenhouse gas emissions. However, the solution to this terrifying problem may be within reach. The Salton Sea, born in the…
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Unified Sports rallies the NPHS student body
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Chances are, if you have walked around campus recently or attended one of their numerous events, you have come across the Unified Sports program. If you have not, Unified Sports is a partnership between Special Education students and members of the Unified Sports club who participate in the Unified Sports league. This program is…
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‘Chicago’ jazzes up the audience
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“Chicago,” the second longest-running show in Broadway history after Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Phantom of the Opera,” holds the record for the longest-running musical revival and the longest-running American musical on Broadway. Since its official opening on November 14, 1996, this iconic musical has stood the test of time in the fiercely competitive Broadway scene.…
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True Crime glorifies criminals and exploits victims
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Within our society, a common genre among TV shows and podcasts is “true crime.” True crime entails the retelling of spine-chilling stories such as kidnappings and murders. Although some people may find this entertaining, the impact of true crime can be harmful to the victims’ families, which leaves the viewer to judge the ethics…
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2024 Oscars honor some of the right films
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By some miracle the Academy has managed to have two good Oscar years in a row. If you ignore Jimmy Kimmel’s grating commentary and allow a handful of exceptions, the speeches, and the winners were memorable and exciting. For some reason this year’s Oscars felt more personable to me, as if people I know…
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Benjamin Pettingill’s memory carries on
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On Feb. 9, the Airbus Eurocopter EC130 embarked on what was supposed to be a short trip from Palm Springs, California to Boulder, Nevada. Unfortunately, due to heavy rains and other issues that have not been identified, the helicopter left a shallow crater as it crashed into Southern California’s Mojave Desert, resulting in the…
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Sailing around the world, breaking records
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Traveling 30,000 miles across the world seems like an impossible obstacle, especially when doing it alone for 130 days. However, 29-year-old Cole Brauer accepted that challenge and became the first American woman to race nonstop around the world by herself. Upon entering the event in which she was the only woman and youngest competitor,…
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Candidates assemble their qualifications for November elections
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It is another election year for the Conejo Valley, which resides in California’s 42nd state assembly district. The State Assembly is the state of California’s lower house of representatives (state congress). The assembly has 80 members representing individual districts, who serve two-year terms, and historically, and currently, has a super majority of Democrats. The…
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‘Dune: Part Two’ has dune it again
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It wasn’t too long ago that Frank Herbert’s sci-fi novel epic, “Dune” was considered unfilmable. Most people figured it was too weird and slow for the palette of general audiences. Even resident freak filmmaker David Lynch found little success with his 1984 adaptation of the book. Thus, when it was announced that upcoming director…
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Art cannot be “deleted,” Warner Bros.
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Voice actor Eric Bauza, known for being the current voice for “Looney Tunes” characters Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and countless others, received praise last February for an in-character demand that Warner Brothers Studios, “Release ‘Coyote vs. Acme!’”. The film in question, “Coyote vs. Acme,” is being permanently shelved by the studio for a tax-write…