On Sept. 17, Thousand Oaks City Council candidates met at California Lutheran University for a candidate forum to discuss their priorities and plans for the city if elected, through interviews with Becca Whitnall and Dr. Haco Hoang. Nominees include Karen Arreola and Mikey Taylor for District 1, Kyle Rohrbach and Gus Gougas for District…
The sound of laughter and bustling conversation harmonize as a muse for creativity, as community members of all ages gathered in Newbury Park’s hidden gem, Art Trek. The last Friday of every month, Art Trek hosts $5 Fridays, an open-house event where participants pay $5 for entry to use multi-medium art supplies. On Sept.…
For the past 41 years, the community has gathered to support each other in a fight against cancer, hosting their annual Relay For Life Fun Run at California Lutheran University. Having experienced losing her mom to cancer and being a cancer survivor herself, Christy Warner, event leader, takes pride in organizing and putting together…
Whether covering the lawn of the average suburban home or a multi-million dollar golf course, grass has cemented itself as a major part of American culture. It can be seen as a status symbol, a representation of the American dream or the perfect place for your nuclear family to sit in the sun. What…
After 13 years of silence, the open-world, action video game, Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6), will debut Nov. 19, 2026. The game will follow a criminal couple, Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos as they explore the criminal underbelly of the fictional world, Vice City. Inspired by the classic Bonnie and Clyde dynamic, the…
This school year on Aug. 19, 2026, EARThS Elementary introduced transitional-kindergarten [TK] classes required by the district for students between four years old and birthdays before Sept. 1. EARThS is a K-5 magnet school for integrated math and science located on Michael Dr. in Newbury Park and is part of Conejo Valley Unified School…
On June 23, 2026 Thousand Oaks [T.O.] City Council finalized $100 million plans for construction centered around the Civic Arts Plaza at 2100 East Thousand Oaks Boulevard. The new development will consist of 240 housing units including 39 affordable housing units specifically for low-income families according to the Ventura County Star. As well as…
Sitting in a temple room full of brown people of many ages, I would find myself zoning out as the priest chanted hymns and mantras that translated as gibberish to me. I never grew up knowing what those holy moments meant, nor did I have any idea on how to appreciate the Hindu sector…
It exists everywhere, in our language, in our standards, in our media and in the way it is deeply ingrained in our minds. Misogyny goes unseen, so it is everyone’s job to unlearn the sexist mindset they have adapted. Many people may not notice how we always use words such as “bro,” “dude” or…
Fraternities foster rape culture Bruno Shapiro The boot of rape culture stomps on the face of American liberty. Fraternity culture and the social and legal systems that prioritize the reputations of privileged men above the safety and dignity of women foster rape culture by frightening victims out of getting help, facilitating an unsafe…