Compiled by Evalyn Li
1. Roll, don’t fold
Rolling your clothes prevents wrinkles and saves suitcase space. You will be able to pack more. It also prevents you from having to dig to reach that one shirt you packed at the bot- tom of your suitcase.
2. Repurpose shower caps
You...
Written by Stina Chang
The Oracle: How did you get started in theatre?
Shayan Hooshmand: I showed no interest for theatre when I was young, but I was always sing- ing, running around and just being crazy. So, in 2010, The Outreach Production from Palo Alto Children’s Theatre held auditions...
Formerly known as Gunn’s Gay Straight Alliance, the Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) Club aims to raise awareness about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Asexual/Aromantic, Allies and Advocates (LGBTQA+) community at Gunn and provide support for Gunn’s queer students.
Across...
Pansexuality can be defined as not limiting one’s attraction based on another person's biological sex or gender. Junior Maddie Steinberg has found comfort in this term to describe her sexuality. Steinberg has publicly embraced herself as pansexual ever since she came out last year.
Steinberg...
Written by Hayley Krolik
Across the showroom, girls in prom dresses pose in front of mirrors and search racks for dresses. One girl rushes over to her friend to coordinate their dresses, while another writes a thank-you note to her fairy godmother for helping her find a dress. According to...
Written by Janet Wang
Growing up in rural Ohio, band teacher Todd Summers was surrounded by a conservative community. Many people in his Midwestern town were religious and had strict views on sexuality. Because of this, Summers struggled with accepting his sexuality throughout most of his early...
Written by Grace Ding
For the past three years, campus supervisor Karin Delgadillo, known to students as Mr. D, has collected a number of abandoned bikes on campus. On March 30, the first bike was given to a Gunn student, with many more ready to be donated to any students in the school district who...
Written by Grace Ding
Unlike most students, freshman Alma Andino-Frydman commutes to San Francisco at least once, usually twice per week. The youngest certified instructor in the nation, Andino-Frydman teaches hot yoga and hot pilates.
At the age of ten, Andino-Frydman attended her first yoga class....
Senior Atticus Kelem describes himself as an impulsive person, which is why he came out to his friends almost immediately after realizing he was bisexual. “There was maybe a 30-second gap [between realizing and coming out] because my internet was down,” he said.
About a year ago, Kelem realized...
Written by Hayley Krolik
For the Tan triplets, juniors Sarah, Grace and Lauren Tan, a best friend is not hard to find—they only have to look to their sisters. “I think we’re really close,” Sarah said. “We tend to stick together.”
Lauren and Grace share a room in the house...
Written by Samuel Tse
Damn Daniel: This internet trend started from a Snapchat video of a person shouting to who we presume is Daniel, ‘Damn Daniel, back at it with the white vans.’ Since then, the phrase has been used everywhere, though nobody actually knows what the saying means. There have been...
Written by Amanda Lee
Junior Nicolas Borbolla’s family owns the popular downtown gelato shop, Gelataio. His parents started the dessert business together in 2014 and Borbolla occasionally works in the store. He says that having a family business showed him how hard it is to start a company....
