School impresses visiting WASC committee
November 10, 2010 • written by Taran Moriates
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Men in suits and green lanyards joined students in the back of the classroom over the course of Oct. 24–27. As part of the accreditation process, these men, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges committee, were in charge of intently analyzing the school. They sat in on classes and evaluated... Read more »
Bringing Nightmares to the big screen
November 10, 2010 • written by Lindsay Baffo
Filed under Entertainment
There’s something sinister about fear. It follows you home. It lurks around the corner and sneaks into your room. It hides under your bed and listens to your breathing slow to a calming pace. And it waits until the perfect moment to strike. It’s this moment we all fear the most. So why crawl back... Read more »
Tea Party triumphs
November 10, 2010 • written by Daniel Schechter
Filed under Opinion
The political forces at play, at least in recent elections, are purely reactionary. And the notion that the political sphere is comprised of two parties earnestly debating policy points with honest, legitimate intentions, is, now more than ever, clearly nonsense. People are upset. And they were upset... Read more »
Football rebounds after tough losses
November 10, 2010 • written by Alex Bradbury
Filed under Sports
Lancers rebounded after losses to Oaks Christian and St. Bonaventure to breeze past Simi Valley 52-21 on Oct. 29. The Oaks Christian loss was close: 26-28, but the St. Bonaventure game was a 0-52 blowout. Lancers missed an extra point early in the Oaks game, which forced them to attempt a two-point conversion... Read more »
HP7: The end of an era
November 9, 2010 • written by Caitlin Wire
Filed under Entertainment
We are, without a doubt, the luckiest generation on the planet. That’s completely disregarding the invention of accessible Internet, iPods and smartphones in our lifetimes. In fact, technology in its entirety has absolutely nothing to do with why we’re so lucky. Harry Potter is why, ladies and gentlemen. Our... Read more »
Lancer strives to earn third degree black belt
November 9, 2010 • written by Radu Puchiu
Filed under Features
Dodging wild punches and countering fearsome kicks is just another day of practice for junior Sean Quandt and the demonstration team. The Thousand Oaks/Westlake Karate Demonstration Team, or simply Demo Team, is made up of seven honorary, handpicked martial artists. The team performs at every belt presentation... Read more »
Strings program membership doubles
November 9, 2010 • written by Alex Chen
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The Thousand Oaks String Orchestra will be hosting its fall concert, titled “A Little Night Music,” on Nov. 16 in the PAC. The program has nearly doubled in size in its second year of infancy—member count, at 15 last year, jumped to 28 members this year. “It’s good growth,” conductor Anna... Read more »