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Senior Pratima Khatri has spent time lobbying to legislators for as Organizing Lead for March for Our Lives Iowa. Photo credit to Saw Gee Dow Sow

Locked and loading: Iowans grapple with proposed bill to arm teachers

Jae Jepsen, Editor in Chief March 26, 2024

Every parent wants to protect their kids from danger. In school, it’s at the root of every book challenge and curriculum complaint. But soon, something far more dangerous than a copy of "To Kill a...

FAFSA provides instructions on how to fill out financial aid applications

Trouble in Tuition: The FAFSA Fumble of 2024

Ameya Menon, PV Only Editor March 25, 2024

As many college students went home over the holidays and began the process of completing the FAFSA, families were shocked to see a significant increase in the tuition they were expected to pay. Free...

PV alumn Leila Assadi and Senior Luci Patel at a pro choice rally, in the midst of the overturn of Roe V. Wade

Iowa bill requiring students to watch an anti-abortion video ignites controversy

Asritha Gunukula, Multimedia Manager March 20, 2024

Iowa’s human growth and development classes will now be requiring all students to watch a computer-generated video regarding abortion.  ‘Baby Olivia’ is an animated fetus that will be shown growing...

The injunction of SF 496 is allowing books like Alice Walkers The Color Purple, to return to classroom after previously being removed from curriculum.

An Iowa plot twist: Senate File 496 faces legal hurdles

Jae Jepsen, Editor in Chief February 2, 2024

Some 55 years after Tinker v. Des Moines guaranteed students their First Amendment rights in public schools, many teachers and students are concerned that history is repeating itself in Iowa. Senate...

A Pleasant Valley student attempts to access AEAs online resources, but is unable.

In the crosshairs: AEA services at risk amid Iowa educational reform bill

Jae Jepsen, Editor-in-Chief January 28, 2024

Iowa governor Kim Reynolds proposed a bill in early January that would entirely reconstruct the state’s Area Education Agency (AEA) system, limiting the organizations’ services and granting increased...

The increasing unmoderated prevalence of bots on Social Media Accounts has caused a massive surge in misinformation and cyber threats.

Unraveling the Bot Pandemic: How Malware and Manipulation Threaten Social Media Discourse and Cybersecurity

Aditya Narayan, Copy Editor January 8, 2024

When people are presented with controversial opinions they disagree with, it would naturally make sense to contest those ideas with facts and logic to make a reasonable discourse.  However, some have...

Windows 10 is the most popular operating system right now, but thanks to a discontinuation, in less than two years it will be open season for hackers.

The loss of Windows 10 support looms over millions of computers

Troy Tomson, Site Manager January 7, 2024

Windows 10 has been on the market since 2015, and was touted as “the last ever version of Windows.” The goal of Windows 10 was to receive updates throughout the years and add new features. However,...

Austrian railway service OBB Trains stops at a railway station in the city of Stainach-Irdning, Austria. Photo credit to Achinteya Jayaram.

Biden Administration unveils new high-speed rail infrastructure plan

Ashwin Parab, News Editor January 4, 2024

On December 8th, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a near $6 billion funding plan for a new high-speed rail system between California and Nevada. This new system will serve over 11 million passengers...

Ever since Covid people are the nation have been more involved in emergency preparedness. This includes the procurement of items such as hand sanitizer and masks.

Past and arising viruses: pandemic preparedness

Timothy Ku, Business Manager January 4, 2024

Starting in 2019, the world was plagued by the Covid virus. Ever since the recent pandemic, people across the world have started preparing for future occurrences similar to the pandemic. Ever since...

As America struggles to solve its demographic situation, immigration offers a viable alternative that can keep the population stable and sustainable for a long period of time. Photo by Metin Ozer via Unsplash, Creative Commons

The importance of immigration in America

Aditya Narayan, Copy Editor January 3, 2024

In the 1970's, political theorists and ordinary citizens feared that overpopulation would cripple the United States, and make living in the US impossible. However, 50 years later, the opposite problem...

Often coined Zombieland, the Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia has become the citys prominent example of Americas drug epidemic.

Kensington’s opioid nightmare: The lethal rise of the ‘Zombie Drug’ exposes the depths of America’s drug epidemic

Armaan Bhagwat, Photo Manager January 3, 2024

Zombies roam the streets of the Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia where the opioid crisis has become unmanageable. Infamous for its open-air drug market, Kensington serves as an example that America’s...

Junior investor Abhinav Anthati looks into investing in foreign markets for the highest return rate.

The United States finds economic opportunity in India’s stock market surge

Nikhil Namshamgari, Copy Editor January 2, 2024

The United States’ economy has always been intertwined with the connectedness of global markets. But recently, the rise of international stock markets has highlighted the number of connections and relationships...

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