As children we are taught to believe that when the clock strikes midnight and we embark on our twenty-first year of life, a magical alcohol ban lifts from our bodies. Once we grow a little older, it becomes...
Each year, several students leave town over winter break, but many students also stay home during the holidays. The Oracle has compiled a list of the Top 10 Things for students staying home to do during...
To give back to the community during the holidays, South students, clubs and classes organize different charities. Students donate time, money and gifts in order to lift the spirits of those less...
As a resident of Glenview, Illinois and a student of GBS, you are getting a warped view of the world. I realize that is a big generalization, and I will admit that it is not true across the board. If you...
Sometime last year, a friend of mine tried to drive home after previously drinking at a party. I begged her to let me give her a ride, but she stubbornly refused. When I asked her why, and she just kept...
When picking out lunch in the cafeteria, students usually don’t think about the amount of sugar present in the foods they are consuming. Drinking a sprite, eating a cookie or devouring a dish of pasta...
The bell rings. Students rush to jam all of their folders and papers in their backpack as fast as possible so that they are able to make it to their next class in the five minutes given. Rushing down the...
Bust the stigma! This phrase describes one of the many goals that Lisa Richardson, Erika’s Lighthouse (EL) club sponsor and English teacher, seeks to accomplish for the organization. According to Ashley...
Roughly every two years, the acapella group, Nine, records a CD under the supervision of the musical director, Martin Sirvatka. However, this year is a little different. Not just Nine, but also Solace,...
The Schedule Choice Committee (SCC), consisting of 41 South teachers and administrators, is discussing the possibility of South switching from an eight-period day to a block schedule for the 2014-15 school...
Nidal Malik Hasan. On Nov. 5, 2009, he opened fire with an automatic handgun in an Army base at Fort Hood, Texas. He killed 13 people and injured 28.
Jared Lee Loughner. On Jan. 8, 2011, he opened fire...
“The truth is, I am overweight. You can call me fat, and yes, even obese on a doctor’s chart. But, do you
think I don’t know that? That your cruel words are pointing out something that I don’t...
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