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Civil Communication: Standing to the side, Oracle editors, Anne Marie Yurik (front) and Alexandra Sharp (back) interview a Trump supporter who attended the Trump resistance rally held in Indianapolis. The rally was used as a way for individuals to voice their concern of a Trump presidency. Photo by Yoon Kim

Trump resistance rally garners further Republican respect

Anne Marie Yurik & Alexandra Sharp, co-editor in chief, co-features editor
November 13, 2016

At a Trump resistance rally at Indiana’s capitol building on Saturday, Nov. 12, Republicans furthered our respect. We’re not going to lie; everybody has political bias; however, we wanted to cover...

Q&A with Samuel Jaffe

Q&A with Samuel Jaffe

Alexandra Sharp, co-features editor
March 11, 2016

With over 30,000 students competing from 60 plus nations around the world, it’s nearly impossible for most people to make themselves stand out. However, for freshman Samuel Jaffe, he proved his intellect...

Readers’ literary escape: Ishmael Beah emulates strength

Alex Sharp, co-Features Editor
October 2, 2015

When I was little, I used to read action stories and then try to imagine myself in the character’s shoes. I would ask myself if I could be brave like them; if I could survive. And I like to think that...

BEHIND THE BARS: On March 2, Chance the Rapper, Chicago hip-hop artist, tweeted about the anti-anxiety prescription drug Xanax, comparing its popularity to heroin. The Oracle investigated the recreational usage of Xanax, commonly referred to as ‘‘bars’’, among South’s student body.

BEHIND THE BARS: On March 2, Chance the Rapper, Chicago hip-hop artist, tweeted about the anti-anxiety prescription drug Xanax, comparing its popularity to heroin. The Oracle investigated the recreational usage of Xanax, commonly referred to as ‘‘bars’’, among South’s student body.

Madison O’Brien and Hailey Hauldren, editor-in-chief and co-features editor
April 24, 2015

After taking four milligrams of unprescribed Xanax, senior Dylan Waters* was completely at ease. His anxiety vanished, and he felt as if he didn’t have a worry in the world. Waters tagged along to a...

Senior Yasmin Chavez faces cancer, continues to fight back

Calli Haramaras, co-features editor
March 13, 2015

Senior Yasmin Chavez saw soccer as her passion - she has been playing for the past 10 years of her life, and is currently committed to play at North Central College next year. However, her future as a...

Silence broken: Harris successfully regains hearing

Hailey Hauldren, co-features editor
March 13, 2015

Life for Terry Harris, special education teacher and baseball coach, was turned upside down this past fall. After struggling with hearing difficulties for his whole life, Harris unexpectedly lost all his...

Presence of “rape culture” on college campuses calls for reflection, conversation

Presence of “rape culture” on college campuses calls for reflection, conversation

Calli Haramaras & Hailey Hauldren, co-features editors
November 7, 2014

On the evening of Oct. 30, 2010, 18 year-old Jessica Stevens* was a freshman attending college in Milwaukee when she was allegedly raped by four members of her school’s basketball team, one even being...

South gives back: This summer, several South students went on service trips where they traveled, volunteered and built friendships in other parts of the world.

South gives back: This summer, several South students went on service trips where they traveled, volunteered and built friendships in other parts of the world.

Connie Hoesktra and Hailey Hauldren, asst. features editor and co-features editor
October 3, 2014

Anne Brennan - Guatemala Junior Anne Brennan spent a week in Guatemala this past July with members of her church. According to Brennan, she has heard of other students participating in service trips...

Natalie Jakucyn

Natalie Jakucyn

Hailey Hauldren, co-features editor
May 23, 2014

Math Teacher Natalie Jakucyn is retiring after teaching at South for 20 years. In addition to teaching math classes, Jakucyn helped write the curriculum for the Precalculus Statistic course. After working...

Michelle Scheinkopf

Michelle Scheinkopf

Hailey Hauldren, co-features editor
May 23, 2014

After working at GBS for 35 years, Health Teacher Michelle Scheinkopf will be retiring this spring. Scheinkopf began working at GBS in 1979 after attending college at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana....

Students with siblings who have disabilities share experiences

Students with siblings who have disabilities share experiences

Elisa Kim and Addie Lyon, co-features editor, asst. features editor
March 14, 2014

When senior Kylie Lustig saw her 13-year-old sister Annie Lustig walking again after a surgery in February 2013, she could not hold back her excitement. Some South students like Kylie have siblings with...

Carabez fosters dogs through Young at Heart Pet Rescue

Madison O'Brien and Calli Haramaras, co-features editor, asst. features editor
March 14, 2014

This past week, Hector Carabez, special education teacher, opened his home to his thirty-third foster dog. As a member of the board of directors for Young at Heart Pet Rescue, an organization that rescues...

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