Options after high school: Four-year college
January 26, 2012 • written by Ed/Op Editor Jen Smith
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Adulthood is upon us. Moving on to college is a rite of passage for any high school graduate, and the urge to move on to a new place is incredibly tempting—especially from Thousand Oaks. A four-year university could be the right choice for after high school. Paying for college is easier than it may... Read more »
Options after high school: Community college
January 26, 2012 • written by Ed/Op Editor Nick Laumann
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No personal statements and signifi cant money saving sound appealing around the time of college applications. Community college offers such prospects, along with other major benefi ts. A community college, such as Moorpark College, is especially enticing for students who plan to transfer after the fi... Read more »
2012 Republican party candidates, according to Lucas
January 26, 2012 • written by Staff Writer Lucas Gigena
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As the Republican candidates overwhelm news coverage with scandals and statements, it can become tedious to pick out who did what when, or to whom. So here, in what I promise is no particular order, is my view of the current prospects for the Republican Party’s nomination for the office of President. »... Read more »
Netflix still the best for movies
November 29, 2011 • written by Alex Bradbury
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Sometimes people don’t realize how good a thing is until it’s gone. There was an uproar among middle to upper class families everywhere last September, when Netflix announced their decision to raise their basic price option by 60 percent. Its stock plummeted after the announcement, and the company... Read more »
How Hooters is a positive for TO
November 29, 2011 • written by Nick Laumann
Filed under Opinion
Maybe I slept through some world-changing moment, because I never expected a male to oppose a Hooters coming to town. Hootwinc LLC, the parent company of Hooters restaurants, already has a lease on the property on Moorpark Road most recently occupied by Fuddruckers. The company has the licenses to operate... Read more »
Occupy addresses nation’s frustrations
October 21, 2011 • written by Jen Smith
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Racism, no matter how much we as a nation would like to deny it, has unfortunately always played a large role in American society and politics. Even today, after many had declared it to be “dead,” racism has been shown to be quite prevalent in the collective American conscience, although its definition... Read more »
Bake sale misleads Brown
October 21, 2011 • written by Lucas Gigena
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Racism, no matter how much we as a nation would like to deny it, has unfortunately always played a large role in American society and politics. Even today, after many had declared it to be “dead,” racism has been shown to be quite prevalent in the collective American conscience, although its definition... Read more »
Down with the present, up with the past
September 23, 2011 • written by Jen Smith
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Another animal to reach the point of extinction is the Pyrenean ibex Residing in the French and Spanish regions, this goat-like mammal was killed off when a tree fell on the last surviving ibex, a female named Celia. However, before this tragedy occurred, tissue samples were retrieved for cloning purposes,... Read more »
Los Angeles Super Chargers
September 23, 2011 • written by Alex Bradbury
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The plan to move a football team to Los Angeles is no longer just a rumor, it is an inevitability. In fact, two stadiums are being built, (one is being financed by AEG sports and will be located next to Staples Center, and the other is being backed by billionaire developer Ed Roski and will be located... Read more »
Sheen shoots self in foot, startles with slurs
May 10, 2011 • written by Lucas Gigena
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It’s common knowledge that the American public loves a good success story; that’s why shows such as American Idol can sustain themselves for longer than most independently-owned businesses. The opposite, however, also holds true: Americans also enjoy watching celebrities they once revered go down... Read more »