Hi everyone! I’m Gaby — coming back for round 3! This year I am one of the Co-Editors-in-Chief, and I’m stoked for my third year on board. Outside the Oracle office, you can find me at Lumos, Stage Crew, or the TLC.
Alabama
Danny Zimmermann: Auburn University
Crosby des Groseilliers: University of Alabama
Taylor Smolcich: University of Alabama
Ariana Wasikowski: University of Alabama
Arizona
Sophie...
The mental health of our graduating class has been put through the ringer.
Right off the bat, we spent our freshman year isolated because of the pandemic. Our sophomore year was better, but recovering...
Stacking Up: Senior Shiza Dawood has her own system for putting returned books back on the shelf. She organizes each book by their colored tag -- each color indicating a different genre -- and puts books...
Running late into the pungent air of the locker rooms for her Gold 4 class, freshman Savannah Steck hurriedly sets up base at her locker. She goes through her normal routine, getting into uniform and,...
With so many people in the world, dozens of which you interact with on a daily basis, one would assume being alone would be a breath of fresh air. So, why do teens feel suffocated by the idea of it?
You...
Smoke was all that Brian Render, Glenview Fire Department Lieutenant, could see as he walked into an evacuated South. As Render rushed closer to the source of the fire, he realized it was more intense...
Society has not always been the kindest to short people.
There has never been a shortage of embarrassment for me and my fellow short stacks. From getting picked last for sports teams in gym class or...
Red Bull
There was a very strong, artificial blueberry and bubblegum taste in the Red Bull, and not in a good way. The caffeine gave us a moderate amount of energy, but for someone who can’t handle...
I have interacted with people who are actually great and people who think they are great; though there is a major difference between these two.
One is humble, the other is egotistical.
What I have...
I was 13 the first time I vaped.
The summer after I graduated eighth grade, I would often spend time biking around my neighborhood. My routine consisted of a visit to the library, buying an overly sweet...
My first relationship was far from magical. It was the wrong situation, the wrong person, and, most especially, the wrong time. At the moment, I hated not being in a relationship, and seeing others around...
Whether you feel green with sickness from that one expired sandwich you ate, or green with nerves before that important presentation you have next block, we have all felt green at some point.
There...
Judgment in our world is often black and white. We determine something we do not like, and we attack it without thought.
Whether it be the harshest of critiques on ourselves or the cruelest perceptions...
It was 7:03 p.m. when I found myself sitting alone on the curb in the West Lot.
As I sat awaiting my ride home, all I could think about was how monotonous life felt. After eight hours of school and an...
Gaby Yap, asst. opinions editor September 30, 2022
The future is bright, but it should not be blinding.
I have never been fond of the idea of growing up. The idea actually scares me quite a bit, and for good reason.
You cannot keep your life from...
During her time on the silver screen, Marilyn Monroe was never allowed to be anything more than a sex symbol, according to a study on her life by the University of Oregon. In 1946, she signed her first...
“Did you get the Wordle today?”
It is a question that sophomore Mia Mannion has been asked often, sometimes by people who she rarely talks to. Wordle is a word-guessing game owned by The New York...
After hours of barely managing to interact with customers due to fatigue, senior Bella DeRosa slumped against the cold wall inside of her workplace’s freezer. The exhaustion she had dealt with over the...
High schoolers partying all year, the lack of rigorous academics, and the casting of full-grown adults as "teens'' are all characteristics that make up hit teen shows. Although these teen dramas are designed...
