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The Oarsman

Student Run News Site of Venice High School

The Oarsman

Student Run News Site of Venice High School

The Oarsman

Redadas de Control Migratorio Interrumpen Negocios Locales
Carina Lippit, Staff Writer • November 14, 2025

A pocas cuadras de Venice High School, agentes de inmigración allanaron el lavadero de autos Lincoln Millenium el 7 de octubre, resultando en...

Immigration Enforcement Raids Disrupt Local Businesses
Carina Lippit and Esteban Zaragoza November 12, 2025

Blocks away from Venice High School, immigration enforcement officials raided Lincoln Millennium Car Wash October 7, resulting in three of their...

Going to the polls: University Hall at Loyola Marymount University served as a voting center Tuesday for California's special election.
Proposition 50 Passes In California’s Special Election
Sophia Parrish, Editor-In-Chief • November 12, 2025

Proposition 50 passed Tuesday in the special election in California. Prop 50, also known as The Election Rigging Response Act, will create...

California Is A Recipe For A Black Hole
California Is A Recipe For A Black Hole
Isabella Greene, Staff Writer • November 13, 2025

I’ve never been afraid of earthquakes.  Growing up in Southern California, you learn pretty quickly to sleep through them—or if it’s...

What “The Big One” Is And What Venice Will Do When It Hits
Kaya Richards and Benicio Vatterott November 13, 2025

The ground rumbles and shakes beneath you. Walls around you crumble; your roof collapses. Both panic and realization set in simultaneously.  You've...

Breast Cancer Awareness: My Nina’s Story
Breast Cancer Awareness: My Nina’s Story
Vallery Ventura, Staff writer • November 4, 2025

My God mother, Celina Alvarez, battled with breast cancer during the pandemic. She was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in July of 2021. My...

Scrapbooking: The Ancient Art Of The Rambling Mind
Camila Santana, Staff Writer • November 10, 2025

I flipped desperately through the pages of my worn-out journal, looking for the missing piece of my creation. Flashy patterns and designs caught...

Jimmy Paintz: Art From Ear to Ear
Jimmy Paintz: Art From Ear to Ear
Maisie Isom, Staff Writer • October 30, 2025

“Jimmy Paintz,” or Jimmy Pierce, prevails over darkness with the optimistic light reflected in his art. His simplistic trademark, the smiley...

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Rosie Flores: The Queen of Cow-Punk
Maisie Isom, Staff Writer • October 24, 2025

Rosie Flores, the treasured queen of country-rock, or “cow-punk.” She dropped a new album with her group Rosie Flores & The Talisman....

Performative Males: The Cultural Epidemic That Needs To End
Performative Males: The Cultural Epidemic That Needs To End
Oliver Mars Cornelius, Staff Writer • November 13, 2025

Wired earbuds in, matcha in hand, and a copy of Little Women pulled from my newest tote bag bought from a local independent bookstore, I scroll...

In Politics, Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction
Sophia Parrish, Editor-In-Chief • November 12, 2025

“[Trump] is doing a far superior version of [Veep], except that it’s not even remotely funny—it’s deadly serious.” In an interview...

Erewhon Is Not For Everyone
Erewhon Is Not For Everyone
Yvette Dinka, Staff Writer • October 22, 2025

Erewhon is the first grocery store to essentially go “viral” on social media.  And, as soon as you step through the doors, it shows. The...

Flag Football Finishes Strong in League Season
Madar Mee, Staff Writer • November 14, 2025

Flag football, 11–1, has gone undefeated in their league this season, and is hoping to keep that momentum going into the post-season. The...

Gondoliers Spike Their Way Through CIF Playoffs
Gondoliers Spike Their Way Through CIF Playoffs
Casandra Tobar, Managing-Editor • November 13, 2025

Girls’ volleyball 32-10 overall, takes on Palisades tonight at South West College in the CIF Open Division L.A. City Championships.  In...

Girls’ Golf Makes Impressive Swings As Season Ends
Ammara Emran, Sports Editor • November 10, 2025

Girls’ golf team wrapped up another memorable season, showing growth, resilience, and teamwork both on and off the course.  Led by Coach...