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This Fall, there are six sports to come and watch: Football, Cross Country, Women’s Tennis, Women’s Golf, Women’s Volleyball, and Men’s Water Polo. These six teams are looking forward to the upcoming season. These are their hopes and goals. Football Cameron Rising, junior, is both the quarterback and captain of the varsity football team,…
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When summer vacation begins, so does summer training and, for Varsity athletes, this is the time to get ready for the upcoming season. Each sports team has its own specific way of training to help them achieve their goals. Cameron Rising, junior and starting quarterback for the Varsity football team, described his summer routine…
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Summer camps and internships offer students opportunities to pursue passions, hobbies, and possible career interests in a more relaxed setting. This past summer, many students took advantage of these activities. Ashley Mansour, junior, participated in the astrophysics cluster of the California State Summer School for Math and Science (COSMOS) program at UC Davis. COSMOS…
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I wake up to my blaring alarm and race to school. I carry my jam-packed, 34.2 lb backpack from class to class where I sit for hours and aggressively take notes and stress about whatever test, quiz or assignment I have due. I finish my school day with a few hours of dance team…
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Licking your face is a puppy called ocean. Behind you, volleyballs pass between friends and family. Sand molds around your soles like soft, viscous clay. Famous, familiar buildings, those of which you’ve only experienced in pictures, swirl around you in a sparkling haze. Then, all at once, the situation mixes into a thick, syrupy…
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Twilight concerts: Every Thursday from 7-10pm, free concerts and featured musical artists from all different types of genres take place at the Santa Monica Pier. There are some big-name headliners performing, so make sure to RSVP online now. Find the next big street art photo-op: We’ve all seen the infamous pink wall and…
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If the producers of typical Korean dramas competed on a cooking show, I’m pretty sure that the judges would become addicted to the numerous meals prepared from the same key ingredients — wealthy men, poor but angelic girls, love triangles (or quadrilaterals), and whirling plot twists. While some of these meals are a bit…
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The worst terror of a kid’s life is seeing back-to-school commercials in late July. But what about when that first day of school rolls around? Switching from a summer schedule and getting back into the rhythm of school can be extremely hard for some people. One of the worst parts of the transition is…
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“It really felt good when people said you did a good job,” Akash Velu, junior, said, “because you felt like all your work actually paid off.” Velu performed Mozart’s piano concerto in D minor with the Thousand Oaks Philharmonic on July 17 and 19. A union of orchestra and soloist, the concerts were comprised…