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Deepfakes, incels and the dehumanization of a generation — The Panther Newspaper

After countless scandals of sexual exploitation and a pedophile island, you’d think we’d be more focused on how we can protect people from dehumanization and sexual harm. But what happened instead? The creation of deepfake AI images of women and children naked, stripping away consent altogether.Grok is an AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s company, xAI, and will create images, write code or provide most real-time answers for a user. Over the past few months, millions of AI nudes have been produ...
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Champions on ice, complicit off ice  — The Panther Newspaper

The night that Team USA won gold should’ve been about history, but instead it became about a laugh.Even if you aren’t a hockey fan, you might have heard about the controversy over the U.S. men’s ice hockey team laughing at a “joke” President Donald Trump made after they won gold at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.Maybe some of those players are supporters of Trump, maybe all of them are, but I don’t think this has much to do with politics. I think that many of those players — and I...
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Over 5 million people sign up for LA28 ticket draw

Registration to get tickets to LA28 is still open. Adrian Arambulo explains the process on NBC4 at 8 p.m. on Feb. 22, 2028.More than 5 million people have registered for a ticket draw amid a record-setting surge of interest, Organizers of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and Paralympics announced Monday.

With more than three weeks remaining until registration closes on March 18, LA28, the Olympic organizing committee, has averaged 100,000 new daily registrations and received more than 1.5 million...
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3 dogs reunited with owners after rescue in Santa Clarita Valley

Three dogs were rescued after they had gone missing in a remote canyon in the Santa Clarita Valley Sunday morning, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

The unexpected search and rescue mission reunited the three missing dogs with their owners after two members of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station's search and rescue team heard barking while scouting out a training location.
They heard barking coming from a remote canyon near the Texas Canyon climbing area and decid...
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Is college structured to cause burnout? — The Panther Newspaper

With midterms coming to an end and Thanksgiving break right around the corner, a lot of students are walking a tightrope between anxiety and burnout. It’s completely natural and healthy to feel anxious every once and a while; but often we can add a little too much to our plates and slowly fall off the rope, right into the abyss of burnout. After many years of falling victim to burnout myself, I started to think maybe it’s not fully my fault. Maybe, college sets us up for burnout.Counselors, advi...
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The best thing you’ll ever do for yourself? Get a hobby. — The Panther Newspaper

Let’s all get a hobby! Of course, we all have hobbies, but there is something really special about having a side passion that you don’t give up on. Something that may not be the main focus of your life, but you attend to because it makes you feel good.Like how famous comedian Seth Rogen writes and stars in movies and television series, but also loves pottery and constantly works on it. He actually made a whole brand, Houseplant, out of it!Or the iconic model Nara Smith, who, as most of us know,...
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Burbank neighborhood dresses up homes for Halloween

Are you looking for something to do during spooky season?

Everything from family friendly pumpkin patches to horrifying haunted houses can be found through Halloween in Burbank, a crowdsourced map of Southern California’s haunted events this spooky season.
This community attraction first began as a small Facebook group created by Jen, an enthusiast of anything supernatural or unexplained, in the height of the pandemic.

The people in the Burbank community are incredible. They spend months of t...
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The Collective presents: The fourth annual Flower Moon — The Panther Newspaper

The Collective presented the fourth annual Flower Moon, a student-led music festival celebrating community and creativity through sound. Held this year on April 27 at The Observatory, the show featured an eclectic lineup of Chapman and non-Chapman acts including Marlon Funaki, Junior Varsity, Wilt, chokecherry, Slutonny, Where’s West?, Acolyte, Ruby Ow and Goose Chase. This video essay soaks in the vibes of a night full of music, friends and overall good vibes.

The Collective presented the four...
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Chris Kluwe: Reclaiming what it means to be an American — The Panther Newspaper

On April 24, Chapman hosted a conversation with Chris Kluwe on “the courage and cost of civil disobedience.”Kluwe is a social activist, writer and former NFL player, but the fancy titles don’t just serve as a medal of honor or a “job well done” for him. After his run of playing football for the University of California, Los Angeles and the Minnesota Vikings, he continued to fight for social justice, which Kluwe said is the reason his NFL career ended.“I sued the Vikings for wrongful termination,...
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Volleyball takes positives from fifth place finish, but improvements are needed

The 2024 season for​ Chapman’s volleyball team ended with a competitive loss in the first round of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Tournament, falling to Pomona-Pitzer Colleges. The Panthers finished their season with a 12-16 overall record and 7-9 in the conference.Although they were knocked out of the playoffs, there was still cause for celebration within the team, as the “two Olivias” were both named to the All-SCIAC teams.Junior outside hitter Olivia Samps...
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“A social and structural issue”: Making sense of gender dynamics in coaching — The Panther Newspaper

According to researchers at the University of Florida, men represent over 57% of head coaches in women’s college and professional sports. Women only represent 3% of head coaches on the men’s side, and overall non-males hold less than 25% of the head coaching share.Why?At the dawn of women’s sports in 1972, 90% of coaches were female, according to the NCAA. As female athletes gained more respect, men were granted more of those coaching positions. Again, why?“Unfortunately, I think there's a reall...
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Being a Female Hockey Player In a Male-Dominated Sport

Most people play a sport at some point in their lives. Whether it's the soccer team in first grade, because all their friends joined, or in high school and college to continue the drive and passion they've already poured into a sport. My version of this is a bit different, but my experience has taught me an incredible amount along the way. I have always taken inspiration from my older brother, Dominic. When I was 10 years old, I watched him start his journey playing ice hockey, something that wo...
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Chapman ice hockey wants to revive team after a season off — The Panther Newspaper

Being in Southern California, the idea of skating on ice might seem a bit foreign, but for the players and staff of Chapman’s ice hockey club team it's a great escape. While men’s lacrosse is the pinnacle of club sports at Chapman, the ice hockey team can provide an outlet for many at the school. The team last played in the ACHA, a Division II club league, and last won a title in 2016, when they played in the CCHL Championship.The team has touched the lives of many at the school and in the commu...
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Chapman Sports Broadcast Network’s game-changing coverage: Division III players share impact, excellence — The Panther Newspaper

The Chapman Sports Broadcast Network (CSBN) is the hidden gem of Chapman. CSBN is a student-run club that broadcasts a multi-camera show with commentators, sideline reporters and live player interviews. Since 2014, the club says they have been able to gather an estimated $2 million worth of equipment to achieve an ESPN level of production. Nathaniel Rudolph, a sophomore majoring in broadcast journalism and documentary, feels a sense of accomplishment coming up on the club’s 10th anniversary."In...