Patrice Apodaca
columnist
Patrice Apodaca is a former Los Angeles Times staff writer and is coauthor of “A Boy Named Courage: A Surgeon’s Memoir of Apartheid.” She lives in Newport Beach.
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Despite serving time in jail for a scheme that helped wealthy students get into prestigious universities, freed inmate Rick Singer has returned to a career as a college-admissions consultant.
Nov. 6, 2024
As voters consider candidates for school board and other local office, their decisions could affect people on the margins in negative ways, writes Daily Pilot columnist Patrice Apodaca.
Oct. 23, 2024
The power needed to maintain artificial intelligence has moved Microsoft to restart Three Mile Island, writes Patrice Apodaca, and this is only the beginning.
Oct. 2, 2024
Artificial intelligence presents opportunities and challenges, particularly in education, writes Daily Pilot columnist Patrice Apodaca.
Sept. 18, 2024
From catching up after the pandemic to teacher shortages, culture wars and anxiety brought on by social media, today’s youth face a unique learning curve.
Sept. 4, 2024
As equestrians say nay to new boarding rates and plans for the facility, and fair center officials bridle at tenants’ claims, horses may wonder wonder what their humans are thinking.
Aug. 21, 2024
A nationwide movement spurred by students’ inability to focus, bullying and other challenges aims to restrict cellphones at K-12 schools. Newport-Mesa has instituted its own policy with few objections.
Aug. 7, 2024
Loneliness is a hidden epidemic with real health consequences increasingly recognized by public health officials.
July 24, 2024
Daily Pilot columnist Patrice Apodaca was leaving a leisurely visit to Fashion Island when a stranger warned her of a shooter nearby. The incident resulted in the death by vehicle of a woman visiting from New Zealand.
July 9, 2024
The recent minor temblors in coastal O.C. triggered anxiety but also awareness of our the uncertain ground beneath our feet.
June 26, 2024