The Nexus

District Slack ban negatively impacts clubs’ connectivity

Sophie Nguyen and Samhita Nangunoori • November 4, 2025

Slack, a team communication and messaging platform, was banned on the school districts’ Wi-Fi on September 26. Numerous school organizations such as Yearbook, Westview Theatre Company, Mock Trial, ASB, and Robotics have all relied on Slack for communication across campus for years. Now, students need...

College apps haunt my holidays

Serena Lee, Staff Writer • November 3, 2025

Halloween is upon us. Walking through my neighborhood, I’m bombarded with an onslaught of skeletons, spider stickers on garage doors, and witches that cackle when you get within a six-foot distance. But I have become apathetic. I stare blankly at the occult couple waltzing on my neighbor’s lawn....

Ed Board: Student Voice Makes a Difference at District Board Meetings

November 3, 2025

Every month, PUSD holds a Board of Education meeting, where board members discuss, vote on, and make decisions about district budgets, policies...

Fear of drugged candy gives undue stress to families

November 3, 2025

Every October, parents across the country brace themselves for the same familiar warning: check your kids’ candy for drugs. News stations flash...

Self-deportation through the CBP Home App is risky for immigrants

November 3, 2025

CBP (Customs and Border Protection) Home is an app designed for non-criminal undocumented immigrants to submit their intent to deport themselves...