The 2020 presidential and congressional elections have been a let down for both parties.
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Opinion: Fitness 19 must comply with county regulations
Fitness 19 on Reino Road has been one of the most popular community centers in Newbury Park since its inception in 2013. Since Ventura County has been moved back into the purple tier, all gyms and fitness centers have been ordered to close down temporarily for the...
Opinion: China and Biden’s latest statement — how will the new Presidential Administration take a stance?
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman received a very clear response: "I'm not going to make any immediate moves, and the same applies to tariffs." The entity in question — China. A growing super-power and a direct competitor to the United States. Biden and China:...
Opinion: Why there shouldn’t be school dress codes
From elementary school to high school, a dress code is always enforced, dictating students on how to dress. Well, I say that schools have no right to tell students on what they can't and can wear. School dress codes should be abolished and students should have the...
Opinion: How social media influencers are challenging toxic masculinity in today’s society
It’s Sunday evening — family movie night, and you eagerly position yourself in the best seat on the couch while your parents chuckle. Today’s choice is a Disney classic: Beauty and the Beast. You watch as Belle’s dad is called names and ridiculed by the villagers for...
Opinion: Health should be prioritized before reopening schools
Only a week after Los Alamitos High School in Orange County reopened, a student tested positive for COVID-19, according to Spectrum News 1. This is happening across the country as high schools rush to reopen, risking the lives of students, school staff and families. ...
Opinion: Midterm elections matter
The midterm elections are held two years after the presidential election, which puts them in the middle of the presidential term and gives them their namesake. The next midterm elections will be in 2022 when all 435 seats of the House of Representatives and 34 out of...
Message to my next president: We need to realize the difference between fact and fiction
Dear future president, Before you take office, you should know the danger of political polarization. Though it's been happening since the dawn of leadership, I think it's more prominent now than ever. President Donald Trump is an excellent example of what I'm talking...
Opinion: What being a white outsider taught me about America’s immigration bias
We left on a whim. “A new job,” my father repeated. I had never been to America, or whatever they called it. “Global superpower, land of the free,”— all big phrases that I didn’t understand. The one that struck me the most, however, was “melting pot.” I’d like that —...
Opinion: Vote like your school depends on it
I attended my first drive-in movie theater the other day. Who knew those still existed? As I seek extraneous activities to keep me sane during quarantine, I continue to reflect on both past and present events of this pandemic. In March I thought I’d be back in school...