In this article, please read cautiously as The Oracle describes the effects of students consuming illegal substances: recreational drugs and alcoholic beverages.     As senior Harper Jennings*...

Tall. Thin. Long, straight hair.  For so long, we have accepted these standards as the pinnacles of beauty. However, in an incredibly diverse world, I think such a rigid beauty standard is the root...

      There is an unappreciated magic that comes with going to a bookstore. Yet, with the proliferation of easily accessible electronic books, I think we often forget the special experience a bookstore...

Patrick Mahomes, the quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs, was in kindergarten when Tom Brady won his first Super Bowl.  Eighteen years later, as the two quarterbacks prepare to face off in Super Bowl...

I vividly remember hearing a Black Friday horror story about a man pepper spraying a woman in an attempt to snatch the last new iPhone on the shelf at Best Buy. This year, all the hustle and bustle that...

As I press my cheek against the palm of my hand, I feel my eyes lull shut as my teacher’s voice drifts off into the distance. Unfortunately, this is a situation I have found myself in more times than...

With much of Illinois transitioning into Phase Three of reopening, I started to feel like I could see the light at the end of the tunnel. But when my dad mysteriously woke up with a ‘broken toe,’ after...