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The Oracle

Adapting actors: South actors, Hannah Han Schuberth and Roey Danino (from left to right) persevere through Covid-19 regulations.

The monsters are due on 4000 W Lake Ave

Abby McKew, Staff Writer
May 13, 2021

The show must go on - even if it means having to adapt to the challenges of the pandemic.  This year’s spring play, performed on May 7 in the courtyard, was an episode of The Twilight Zone, The Monsters...

graphic by Om Patel

The benefits of vaccination aren’t shared equally around the globe

Connor Fondrevay-Bedell, Columnist
May 6, 2021

Ever since I was little, I’ve had a deadly fear of needles. Visits to the doctor’s office were traumatizing, with memories of my fingers being pricked haunting me. Flu season was my own personal nightmare...

Oracle After Hours: A letter to my post-pandemic self

Oracle After Hours: A letter to my post-pandemic self

Mackenzie Bill, columnist
April 26, 2021

Recently, I wrote a letter to my post-pandemic self for my U.S. History class. I felt overwhelmed when I first faced this assignment because there was so much to reflect on.  Eventually, I was able...

New Club Alert: The Public Art Collaborative

New Club Alert: The Public Art Collaborative

Jack Latreille
April 21, 2021

Pasted to the wall just outside of the library is the first art piece of a new club at South, the Public Art Collaborative, according to English Teacher Scott Glass, the club’s sponsor. Glass explained...

Oracle After Hours: I don’t know how it gets better than this, Taylor Swift released her own version of Fearless

Oracle After Hours: “I don’t know how it gets better than this,” Taylor Swift released her own version of Fearless

Anne Ribordy, managing editor
April 15, 2021

If you have not been following Taylor Swift’s battle to own her own music, it might be confusing why she would re-release an album that came out 13 years ago. Swift released Fearless (Taylor’s Version),...

Oracle After Hours: Sick of looking at screens? Explore the wonderland of bookstores

Oracle After Hours: Sick of looking at screens? Explore the wonderland of bookstores

Aria Jain, Columnist
April 8, 2021

      There is an unappreciated magic that comes with going to a bookstore. Yet, with the proliferation of easily accessible electronic books, I think we often forget the special experience a bookstore...

Mask up, South! This year’s “Masquerade” themed homecoming is set to look different than years past

Hafsa Rahman, staff writer
April 6, 2021

This week, South will be celebrating a “Masquerade” themed homecoming, although Covid-19 restrictions will cause the occasion to take a more non-traditional form, Mark Maranto, assistant principal...

Oracle After Hours: Parents vs peers: the struggle to find our own identity amidst the varying expectations

Oracle After Hours: Parents vs peers: the struggle to find our own identity amidst the varying expectations

Sophia Pinc, columnist
April 1, 2021

Ever since I was young, my mom has hated onions. When I was a child, every time we would go through a drive through, she would adamantly tell the worker not to put onions on any of our burgers. I grew...

A day in Congress represents the progress made in the U.S while opposition shows the challenges ahead

A day in Congress represents the progress made in the U.S while opposition shows the challenges ahead

Connor Fondrevay-Bedell, Columnist
March 16, 2021

On Feb. 25, the House of Representatives passed monumental legislation while the Senate debated the possible confirmation of the highest ranking transgender American in government, demonstrating the social...

South community protests the closure of local fire station with Save Fire Station 13

South community protests the closure of local fire station with “Save Fire Station 13”

Ella Vick, Staff Writer
March 13, 2021

The Glenview Board of Trustees reconvened for an emergency meeting on Monday, March 8, to revisit their decision regarding Fire Station 13. This meeting occurred in response to the community rally two...

Oracle After Hours: The importance of uncensored media

Oracle After Hours: The importance of uncensored media

Rachel Koopersmith, Columnist
March 4, 2021

If you have read any of my previous columns, I am sure you know that my dad and I love watching movies together. Last weekend, we took on a pretty intense movie entitled Spotlight released in 2015. The...

Oracle After Hours: Benefits of a plant-based diet outgrow consuming meat

Oracle After Hours: Benefits of a plant-based diet outgrow consuming meat

Mia Rojas, columnist
February 26, 2021

Last May, I wrote a column on the notion “adopt don’t shop”. The piece passionately tells of the corruption of the dog breeding industry when there are 300 million stray dogs around the world, according...

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