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News in Brief
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SCOTUS leak signals end to Roe v. Wade On May 2, a draft Supreme Court opinion in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked to the public. This leak signaled a possible end to federal protection to an abortion, a right that Roe v. Wade guarantees to all Americans up until 24 weeks.…
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News Briefs
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Heritage Festival From April 14 to April 17, the Newbury Park Choir competed in the annual Heritage Festival in San Francisco. Women’s Ensemble won second place gold, Advanced Women’s Ensemble won second place gold, Concert Choir won first place gold, Men’s Choir won first place gold, and Chamber Singers won second place gold. The…
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Religious Rhetoric: Terrorists misrepresent Islam and work to inspire fear and division in the United States. It is up to us to prevent them from succeeding.
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The United States prides itself on being a nation of acceptance, where people of different nationalities, backgrounds and religions can come together as one. However, this is a skewed perspective; since the 9/11 attacks, negative religious rhetoric has exponentially increased. These perceptions have sparked a new debate on whether to grant refuge to people…
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Student rights and student innocence: magazine sparks controversy in community
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At their meeting on March 17, members of the CVUSD school board considered an action item proposed by member Mike Dunn. The action item would “request” that the Panther Prowler print a front-page “uncensored rebuttal” written by parent Garry Pace, along with a picture of his choice in response to the Feb. 27 magazine…
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An open letter to the community
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The response to our special edition magazine has been unprecedented. While we have heard a lot of positive feedback from students and parents alike, we have also received criticism from a handful of community members who are concerned about the publication of our magazine – in particular, our cover story on teenage sex as…
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Sex: Undressing the issue
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Virginia Plain*, junior, had sex when she was 13 years old. By Shreya Chattopadhyay, Kellie Levine, & Raevyn Walker, with contributions from Tazaieen Sayeda Edit (3/4/15): Read our open letter to the community regarding this article and the associated pictures here. “If I had a chance, I’d change things,” Plain said. “I (now) have a bigger view of…
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Families of the Law
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“He promises me he’ll be okay, and he never goes back on a promise,” Emma Burzinski, freshman said. With an uncle who works as a customs and border control officer, Burzinski is one of many students on campus that deals with the constant uncertainty and stress that comes from having a family member in…
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Skylar DeVault: A fighter on and off the field
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Most people know how to tie their own shoelaces by grade school and hardly think about it after that. Then again, most people don’t have to tie them with just one hand. For Skylar DeVault, sophomore, one-handed tying is the norm – in fact, it was learning how to tie her shoes with both…
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Elizabeth Ging: running after her dreams
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As if running the first eight wasn’t enough, senior Elizabeth Ging ran her ninth 50 kilometer race “ultramarathon” on Feb. 7, the latest stride in her running career. Elizabeth grew up watching her father, Roger Ging, run ultramarathons (races that are over 26.2 miles). When she was 12 years old, they started training together.…
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Editorial: “I can’t breathe.” A flawed justice system perpetuates police violence.
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“I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe.” Eric Garner, a 43-year-old African American, repeated this phrase while NYPD police officer Daniel Pantaleo held him in an illegal chokehold in Staten Island, New York. The conflict, which was caught on camera, arose after Pantaleo confronted Garner in the street for allegedly selling loose…