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Oracle After Hours: “While watching this film, I began to realize how much my phone has impacted my life.” The Social Dilemma, impacts and informs

Mackenzie Bill
November 19, 2020

It is fair to say that we all know we are on our phones more than ever right now. There is a pandemic and we are all stuck inside, so it is easier to get lost in the endless loop of social media.  Recently...

South’s choirs belt through pandemic with album release

South’s choirs belt through pandemic with album release

Esther Lim, co-a&e editor
November 13, 2020

Tutti: a musical term that indicates all voices or instruments playing or singing together, translating to “all, or together” in Italian. While this term is common on the typical piece of sheet music,...

Political volunteering provides community, learning opportunities, no matter the outcome

Political volunteering provides community, learning opportunities, no matter the outcome

Noah Walch
November 12, 2020

I was expecting the weekend before election day to be incredibly hectic. I had procrastinated on college applications as long as I possibly could and I had signed up for a full weekend of Get Out the Vote...

Theres a time for bipartisanship and theres a time for respect

There’s a time for bipartisanship and there’s a time for respect

Sarah Ordway, asst. opinions editor
November 5, 2020

I have read my fair share of “Why can’t we all just get along?” articles. In deeply divisive times, nothing feels more comforting than the bowl of “chicken noodle soup” that is a column about...

Your guide to Election Day and the days after

Your guide to Election Day and the days after

Tommy Marquardt, sports editor
November 3, 2020

Here we are America: Election Day. After tonight, and the preceding, hellish 18 months, it’ll finally be over.  Well, not quite.  You see, because of a fun little thing called the coronavirus,...

photo courtesy of Sam Weinberg

Oracle After Hours: “Settle for Biden” founder and former South student, Sam Weinberg, reflects on his political involvement this election

Sophia Pinc, columnist
November 2, 2020

It is November, which means the event which has had everyone talking for months is finally here: the presidential election. Because politics and the election are such hot topics among society right...

illustration by Esther Yun

BOO! South adapts Halloween plans in the face of Covid-19

Chloe Arciero and Dani Carr
October 31, 2020

A lifetime ago, the only masks in sight were plastic, nothing more than an accessory to a costume. The song ”Monster Mash” filled the air as kids raced through a Halloween wonderland, dashing from...

Oracle After Hours: Why its important to form a community through isolation

Oracle After Hours: Why it’s important to form a community through isolation

Connor Fondrevay-Bedell
October 29, 2020

The start of the 2020 school year has felt like one everlasting finals week: high stakes, stressful, and all-consuming. A feeling of being overwhelmed has taken hold of my mind and it is called burnout.  As...

We are better than this. Homophobic viral video does not define South

“We are better than this.” Homophobic viral video does not define South

Matt Bertke, Co-sponsor of Sexuality and Gender Alliance (SAGA)
October 23, 2020

The column expresses the opinion of the author and not necessarily that of the publisher, adviser, school administration or staff. Over the past few days, I have been struggling. I love GBS and I love...

Oracle After Hours: Fast fashion is hurting the environment, here’s what you can do

Oracle After Hours: Fast fashion is hurting the environment, here’s what you can do

Mia Rojas, columnist
October 22, 2020

The year I was old enough to go Black Friday shopping with my older sisters was the year that I unlocked a whole new world. After daydreams of shopping at Old Orchard, finally being able to go was a sweet...

South reflects on phased-in hybrid learning, prepares for full implementation

South reflects on phased-in hybrid learning, prepares for full implementation

Caroline Ohlandt, Om Patel, and Anne Ribordy
October 19, 2020

The first week of phased-in hybrid learning was cut short a day due to confirmed and probable cases of Covid-19, according to an email Superintendent Dr. Charles Johns sent to students, staff and parents...

Oracle After Hours: Self-reflection leads to confidence, self-determination

Oracle After Hours: Self-reflection leads to confidence, self-determination

Rachel Koopersmith, columnist
October 15, 2020

I am a person who needs constant validation from others.  Even now, as I am writing my first column for Oracle After Hours, I struggle with questions like, “What will people think about me after...

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