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Alcohol abuse is dangerously easy to overlook

December 21, 2012

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...

Top 10 winter break ideas in Glenview

Maggie Engels, staff writer
December 21, 2012

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...

The gift of giving: holiday charities

Addie Lyon, staff writer
December 21, 2012

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...

We might live in a suburban bubble, but that doesn’t mean we can’t see through it

Chris Altonji, staff writer
December 18, 2012

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...

Teens should be open, Parents should be listening about high school drinking

Rosie Nash, staff writer
December 14, 2012

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...

Student shares diabetes struggle

Student shares diabetes struggle

Morgan O'Connor, staff writer
December 11, 2012

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...

Students express discontent with heavy backpacks

Students express discontent with heavy backpacks

Addie Lyon, staff writer
November 29, 2012

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...

Richardson provides hope for those battling depression

Richardson provides hope for those battling depression

John Basak, Dani Tuchman, staff writer
November 26, 2012

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...

Music groups Nine, Solace record CDs

Music groups Nine, Solace record CDs

Maeve Hanrahan, staff writer
November 20, 2012

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 times they [might be] a-changin’

Inaara Tajuddin, staff writer
November 9, 2012

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...

More guns mean more homicides: why America needs tightened gun control

Chris Callahan, Columnist
November 9, 2012

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...

Assumptions based on weight are often automatic, yet inherently unfair

Claire Fisher, staff writer
November 9, 2012

“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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