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A Birthday in Quarantine

A Birthday in Quarantine

Mary Quinn Moss April 24, 2020

At around 9 a.m. on April 6, 2002, I entered the world. Eighteen years later, at 9 a.m. on April 6, 2020, I was at home distance–learning AP Calculus, as I had been for the past three weeks. The world...

Coronavirus threats cause WHS orchestra, band to cancel Carnegie trip

Coronavirus threats cause WHS orchestra, band to cancel Carnegie trip

Mary Quinn Moss March 23, 2020

Photo Courtesy of Esther Kim WHS band and orchestra departments were presented with the great honor of performing at the prestigious music hall, Carnegie Hall on April 10 in New York City, but due...

Oscar nominees who should have won

Oscar nominees who should have won

Mary Quinn Moss February 13, 2020

** SPOILERS AHEAD ** The 2020 Academy Awards took place on Sun., Feb. 9. While the Academy gave many well-deserved wins, there were several performers nominated who I believe should have won in their...

Russian Doll an essential watch

Russian Doll an essential watch

Mary Quinn Moss October 2, 2019

Netflix’s Russian Doll (2019) puts a thoughtful, modern twist on the classic Groundhog Day (1993) premise. When Nadia Vulvokov (Natasha Lyonne) heading home with a stranger from her 36th birthday...

Attorney General Barr releases redacted Mueller report

Attorney General Barr releases redacted Mueller report

Mary Quinn Moss May 23, 2019

Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s two year investigation into possible crimes committed by President Donald Trump concluded on Mar. 22. Attorney General William Barr summarized Mueller’s findings in...

National Rifle Association debunked

National Rifle Association debunked

Mary Quinn Moss January 17, 2019

It’s been two months since the mass shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill on Nov. 7 shook our hometown of Thousand Oaks to its core. It was the 307th mass shooting of the year on the 311th day, but...

Social media ushering age of student activism

Social media ushering age of student activism

Mary Quinn Moss October 12, 2018

The March for Our Lives, #MeToo and Black Lives Matter are only a few examples of the many political movements that have been powered by this generation. Social media, though often labeled as a purely...

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