“The shooter had a bad day.” Security guards’ “closed-door policy.” The “Chinese virus.” These verbal insults, harassment and physical attacks plague Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI)...
Let’s face it: this school year is weird. We never thought our whiteboards would project half our classmates’ faces, we likely didn’t expect to have Owls in the classroom and we had probably never...
Acceptance for everyone at South is an expectation for all students and faculty. This appreciation of one another is exemplified during Black History Month, when the U.S. celebrates the role Black citizens...
In a year filled with immense stress, District 225 has taken commendable steps to prioritize the mental health of its students. The “Do No Harm” policy enacted before first Semester final exams in...
As a student’s eyes are glued to Zoom a few feet away from their bed, the once fine line between their home life and school life is blurred. While collaboration with classmates and interaction with teachers...
In a District 225 board meeting on Sept. 21, masked school board members sat six feet apart around a square table, tapping notes onto keyboards and shuffling papers. The meeting, streamed to the public...
The natural routine of interacting with classmates, teachers and faculty in-person is long gone. For the start of the 2020-2021 school year, eyes glued to a screen on Zoom has become the new normal for...
Walking through the hallways of South at the start of second semester, senior Hiroki Imura was told “not to get close” by students passing by. While attempting to do laundry, freshman Sabine Lee’s...
67,516. Approximately 67,516 sheets of paper are used every day at south, according to data collected by The Oracle.
Approximately 45,000 sheets of paper from the print shop, according to printer Frank...
During finals week a junior student sits down at their desk, opens their chromebook, and clicks on a web browser, then types www.rogerhub.com. With three borderline A’s, they realize they have a long...
While most students initially focus on the structure of their essays and the amount of times they participate in discussions, others focus on concealing their political identity.
Students suppressing...
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