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News programs broadcast biased perspectives

Mollie Cramer, Asst. A&E editor
March 6, 2015

Information about our home, the U.S., and the world is fed to us by whatever news channel we flip on. We have an array of choices: CNN, MSNBC or Fox. But what if the channel we’re choosing is providing...

Mispronunciations unrelated to intelligence, personality

Dana Sim, columnist
March 3, 2015

An Indian mom is teaching her daughter how to cook her famous pork chop dish. To describe the steps, she explains what to do first, second, and third, but it comes out as “firs”, “seconth” and...

Hurtful gossip causes damage, reflects on gossiper

Lilly Ludwig, columnist
February 25, 2015

I’ve done it. You’ve done it. Your teachers have done it. Even your grandma has done it. That’s right, you guessed it: gossip. In high school a lot of gossip goes around, sometimes innocent and...

Love lost in Valentine’s Day drama

Danny Fookson, columnist
February 15, 2015

Roses are red, violets are blue, please don’t stop reading this article. Anyway, It came and went, and now it’s back once more: Valentine’s Day, my least favorite holiday of the year. I’m not scornful...

Selma honors history in gripping portrayal

Dani Tuchman, Co-opinions editor
February 6, 2015

There have been a fair share of biopics in the last decade, but there are few that truly manage to encapsulate the crux of an individual’s life accomplishments. Selma, an Oscar nominee for Best Picture,...

NYPD act of protest at funeral displays ignorance

Evan Sawires, asst. opinions editor
February 6, 2015

We all remember Officer Friendly. Throughout our years in elementary school, he/she came in every so often with some pretty solid suggestions on how to survive the streets of Glenview: don’t open the...

Suicide of Leelah Alcorn highlights deep societal bias

Elaine Sine, asst. a&e editor
February 6, 2015

When I was in middle school, I encountered a classmate’s online photo album of her latest venture to the mall. She took pictures of a male employee at a makeup store who wore a long skirt with the store...

Balance between responsibility, right necessary in free speech

Nish Asokan, columnist
February 6, 2015

“Je suis Charlie.” I am Charlie. This slogan has become the most recent battle cry of proponents of free speech and expression in the wake of the Jan. 7 attacks on Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical...

Distracted driving: ingrained habit poses serious threat

The Oracle Editorial Board
February 6, 2015

Emma Hartman, former South student and daughter of South Social Worker David Hartman, is thought to have been in the middle of sending a text message when her car crossed a highway median into oncoming...

Break from Social Media well needed

Claire Fisher, co-opinions editor
January 26, 2015

For a while now, I’ve thought of myself as a social media addict. When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I do is roll over, grab my phone and check what I’ve missed over the previous eight...

The Benefits of Video Games

Dana Sim, Columnist
January 6, 2015

Stereotypically, children who play video games do nothing but, well, play video games. They don’t socialize, achieve academically or participate in extracurricular activities. At least, that’s what...

Happiness resides in present moment

Rachel Chmielinski, co-editor-in-chief
December 19, 2014

High school is a series of milestones and achievements. If we’re not focusing on studying for the next test, we’re looking towards the end of the quarter, the semester, the year or even graduation....