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The Oracle

Shaving shame
Shaving shame
Ellory Moran, co-opinions editor • April 25, 2025

In the seventh grade, when leg hair began blooming across my legs, my mom handed me a razor. She gave me the choice; if I wanted to, I could...

Where the heart majors
Where the heart majors
Sarah Park, co-editor-in-chief • April 25, 2025

When I told my parents I wanted to make a lot of money, they told me the “smart” major would be business. They didn’t recommend my dream...

Overprotected, yet underprepared
Overprotected, yet underprepared
Anne Sullivan Beltran, co-images editor • April 25, 2025

Rushing to drink my hot chocolate, then getting burned and learning patience. Hitting my brother out of frustration, then learning that actions...

Embrace your emotions
Embrace your emotions
Zoha Suteria, co-opinions editor • April 25, 2025

For me, the world always seems to be ending. The weight of a bad grade, the shift in a friend’s tone, the way someone’s eyes flick away...

Confront conflicts head-on
Confront conflicts head-on
Kate Rogula, asst. editor • April 25, 2025

Life as a student can sometimes feel like a never-ending whirlwind. Between assignments, extracurricular activities, and social pressures, it’s...

Diversity unites
Diversity unites
The Editorial Board April 25, 2025

Controversies surrounding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies have become one of the most disputed issues in higher-level education...

Imposter syndrome: misfit mindset
Imposter syndrome: misfit mindset
Peyton Knorr, asst. editor • March 14, 2025

According to Oxford Languages, imposter syndrome is the persistent inability to believe that one’s success is deserved or has been legitimately...

Embracing the mess
Embracing the mess
Ellory Moran, co-opinions editor • March 14, 2025

My airpods are missing. My room looks like a tornado hit it. I only got four hours of sleep last night. All of that is perfectly okay.   ...

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Diversity unites
Diversity unites
The Editorial Board

Controversies surrounding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies have become one of the most disputed issues in higher-level education...

AI: earth killer
AI: earth killer
The Editorial Board

ChatGPT uses roughly 16 ounces of water for every 100-word email it generates. That same email uses enough electricity to power 14 light bulbs...

Seasonal sweets spotlight
Seasonal sweets spotlight
Kate Shambo, web editor

Jelly Cookie: Cookies with a jelly center have never been my favorite; however, I found that the strawberry jam inside Jewel Osco’s jelly cookies...

Show Time: Senior Mia Herman (left), senior Alek Troncoso (middle), and sophomore Elena Ross (right) are featured above in one of the many performances in Improvaganza! Actors are able to dress up in costume, while also performing prepared pieces in front of an audience. Photo by Leela Shah
Lights, camera, serve!
Peyton Knorr, asst. editor

Lights, camera, serve! On Nov. 8, South’s Drama Club brought the Stardust Diner all the way from New York City to the Titan cafeteria. Members...

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice
Reese Foxman, asst. editor

"Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice,” are the three words used to summon a unique cinematic world for movie viewers. It has been 35 years...