The Mirror

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The student website of Van Nuys High School
Van Nuys, California

Dakota Threats, Opinion Editor

Dakota Threats is the Opinion Editor for The Mirror. She is a senior in her first year of the journalism program. Dakota loves making edits and listening to music. Some of her favorite artists include Jorja Smith and Dominic Fike. She likes to listen to all kinds of music, but her favorite song since she was little is “Like A Star” by Corinne Bailey Rae. When she’s not listening to music or making edits, Dakota is either crocheting or collecting tiny objects. She likes to collect small trinkets in altoid tins and decorate her desk in her room with tiny keychains. Her top cause is free education. She believes that education is important and that everyone should have the opportunity and the resources to learn.

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Unnecessary tardy enforcements are an inconvenience for students.

The two new tardy policies the school has introduced may seem effective, but is an inconvenience to members of the student body.

By Dakota Threats, Opinion Editor
Apr 28, 2022

“Gay” isnt a bad word, stop acting like it is.

Legislators in Florida are trying to prevent discussions of sexual orientation and gender in elementary schools. If passed, it may set a precedent that would erase decades of civil rights work and threaten our generation.

By Dakota Threats, Opinion Editor
Jan 26, 2022

No Texas, there are not two sides to the Holocaust

Senate bill three went into effect on Dec. 2, forcing Texas teachers to restrict education of entire historical events that are considered “controversial”, particularly those on race.

By Dakota Threats, Opinion Editor
Dec 15, 2021

Teaching the Holocaust: Sometimes there aren’t two sides to an issue

Trying to understand both sides of a story doesn't apply to every situation, definitely not the Holocaust.

By Dakota Threats, Opinion Editor
Nov 17, 2021

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Established in 2016, the Mirror is an award-winning student-run online publication designed to deliver timely, accurate news as well as unique and eye-opening opinions, reviews and photography to the Van Nuys High School community. It exists as a platform for students to utilize their First Amendment right to express themselves freely and without fear.

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