Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Throw your own personal prom

Throw your own personal prom

Yael Livneh, Lifestyle Editor March 30, 2018

It’s the weekend before prom. You’re sitting, staring at Student Activities Director Lisa Hall’s post on Schoology that lists ticket prices. For whatever reason, over $100 per person is just too steep for you. You hang your head in your hands, racking your brain to think of where you...

Pleasure reading should not be forgotten

chenganyi October 11, 2016

Written by Anyi Cheng Pleasure reading is dying a slow, terrible death, and we are doing nothing to stop it. The change is one that happened gradually—too slow for me to be aware that it was happening at all. It’s shocking how little I now actually read for pleasure, especially when I used...

Junior despairs lack of license, independence

chenganyi May 20, 2016

Written by Anyi Cheng “Can I catch a ride?” It’s just a question. To me, however, it’s mortifying to ask. I’ve been 16 years old for nearly nine months now and I still don’t have my license. Worse, I haven’t even started the online course you’re supposed to take before testing for your...

Student speaks out on experience with eating disorder, in-progress recovery

Student speaks out on experience with eating disorder, in-progress recovery

The Oracle February 6, 2015

Written by Klaire Tan and Danielle Yacobson Looking into the mirror, junior Sophia Jackson (name has been changed) could only see flaws. The way the skin on her arms folded. Ugly. The way her thighs stood. Undesirable. The way her bones stuck through skin. Worthless. “The mirror was just made of various...

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