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Best Glenview breakfast hubs to start your morning ‘sunny-side up’

Chris Altonji, columnist
March 11, 2013

Egg Harbor Café Votes: 25% Address: 2350 Lehigh Ave. A plate of pancakes: $5.45 Eggs and Potatoes. If you like either of these things or, like me, you love both, Egg Harbor might just be heaven....

Hoodie Allen’s Crew Cuts affirms reputation as unorthodox rapper

Will Gould, music critic
March 11, 2013

Steven Markowitz, a University of Pennsylvania alumnus and former Google employee, was nicknamed “Hoodie” as a child. Considering that he makes frequent references to his own faith, even naming his...

Misplaced priorities: students must start putting health first

Claire Fisher, staff writer
March 11, 2013

We’ve all sat in class with someone who is obviously sick. It’s the wet, hacking cough that disrupts the teacher’s lecture every few sentences, the persistent sniffle of a student denying the need...

Participation grades serve as way to animate classroom, enhance learning

Chris Callahan, columnist
March 11, 2013

Most of us have had that experience at one point or another. We reflexively check HomeLogic and find out that our participation grade in our favorite class is a C! We ask ourselves what we did and how...

Students share phobias, tell effect on life

Julianne Arnold, staff writer
February 19, 2013

The feeling kicks in. First, it’s the sense of dread. The idea of helplessness fills the mind, and a sensation of fear surfaces. What follows is a realization. The spider is crawling quickly, and it’s...

South students look back on childhood television shows

Grace Brunzell, staff writer
February 18, 2013

Michelle Tanner returned to her cozy San Franciscan home with a new friend: a fish named Martin. She won him at a carnival and now had the responsibility of taking care of him. Joey Gladstone mentioned...

Blank books fill South hallways with legacy of love, hope, happiness

Morgan O'Connor, Grace Abiera, staff writer
February 1, 2013

Each human being experiences different emotions. South students and faculty have further explored the meanings of these attributes and discovered that they can be seen in several different ways. For...

Students learn value of giving back through hair donations

Dani Tuchman, staff writer
February 1, 2013

“Every little girl wants long hair like Rapunzel,” freshman Grace Moran said. According to Moran, beautiful hair is a dream of many girls, especially those who are denied it by a life-threatening...

Students experience benefits, drawbacks of long-term relationships

Calli Haramaras, Maggie Engels, staff writer
February 1, 2013

Nowadays, teenagers may consider a relationship to consist of texting or having a “thing.” But what happens when a thing turns into a relationship? With Valentine’s Day right around the corner,...

Is dance a sport? Opposing perspectives from dancer and football player

Chris Altonji, staff writer
February 1, 2013

Every year as I sit and watch the fall sports assembly, I am surprised by a couple of the groups that get included into the preview video. Among these are Marching Band, De La Cru, and Poms (and the...

South reflects on safety procedures after Sandy Hook shooting

Addie Lyon, Grace Abiera, staff writer
February 1, 2013

After the devastating loss at Sandy Hook Elementary School, curiosity and concern rise in the hearts of families of the Glenview community. However, many of the safety procedures in place at South go unnoticed...

South presidents share leadership experience

Lauren Frias, staff writer
February 1, 2013

The Oracle highlights four club presidents whose talents and contributions are as diverse as the clubs at South. Cure Club Brittany Balzano Senior Brittany Balzano, president of Cure Club, a club that...

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