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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Waffles vs. Pancakes: Pancakes

evalynl September 9, 2016

Written by Evalyn Li The pancake is superior to the waffle not only because it is a compound word but also due to the myriad of possibilities you find when you select this appetizing breakfast item. Days of routine actions have ended: fold them, season them or stack them, pancakes are versatile...

Give Oatmeal Raisin Cookies a Chance

Give Oatmeal Raisin Cookies a Chance

The Oracle September 9, 2016

Written by Carolyn Kuimelis I’ll admit that it’s hard to resist a warm, gooey chocolate chip cookie fresh out of the oven, but let’s be honest. After the chocolate chips harden and your house no longer smells like Betty Crocker’s warm embrace, chocolate chip cookies are just dry biscuits of...

Stuck in Summer Mode

Yael Livneh September 9, 2016

Written by Yael Livneh OK, so, apparently school started? It’s been maybe a month now and the 2016-2017 academic year has me whipped. Getting into the classic school routine is probably the hardest thing I’ve ever encountered. By the way, I’m 100{74e2084e47f46e06e62dbba283cef78e0e039417a59d0bb63ac31908f44b1eca}...

New, up-and-coming eateries come to Palo Alto

New, up-and-coming eateries come to Palo Alto

jennamarvet August 16, 2016

Written by Jenna Marvet Lemonade 151 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301: This up and coming California healthy restaurant chain opened their doors to downtown Palo Alto this summer. Along with sandwiches, salads and other healthy entrees, Lemonade’s signature items are—you guessed it—gourmet...

Behind the Scenes: Student Directors

deianah May 20, 2016

Written by Deiana Hristov Eight individual mini-shows means eight individuals take on the role of student director and lead the One Acts actors to a great performance. This year, the stu- dent directors for One Acts are seniors Jessy McKeown, Emily Liberatore, Alyssa See-tho, Grace Berger, Eva Stoneburner,...

Graphic by Elizabeth Zu

A look into winter holidays: Hanukkah

kayav2 May 20, 2016

Written by Kaya van der Horst Hanukkah is the Jewish festival of rededication. It is celebrated over the course of eight days, beginning on the 25th day of the Jewish month Kislev. The Jewish calendar is a lunar calendar and has 12 to 13 months; Kislev is the ninth month in the Jewish year. Marked by...

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...

Keys to getting your license

Keys to getting your license

apan217 May 20, 2016

Compiled by Ariel Pan Red means stop, green means go and yellow is supposed to mean slow down, but we all know it means speed up. You’ll never get caught running a red light. Am I right, or am I right? Driver’s Ed is pretty intuitive. I mean, everyone knows that dotted and solid lines on...

Batman V Superman

toneyaolee April 18, 2016

Written by Tone Yao Lee This is it. This is what DC fans have been craving for the last year. With the original announcement of the movie “Batman versus Superman: Dawn Of Justice” in June 2013 and the first trailer coming out in April 2015, the time has finally come. The largely anticipated movie...

Korean dramas broaden perspectives

The Oracle April 15, 2016

Written by Grace Ding For a while now, I have looked forward to watching my first K-drama, or Korean drama. Up until about a year ago, I had been fundamentally against watching or listening to anything that was in a language I couldn’t understand. I especially thought that Korean idols and actors...

Q&A with kathak dancer Ridhaa Sachidanandan

nainamurthy123 April 15, 2016

Compiled by Naina Murthy The Oracle (TO): What kind of dance do you do? Ridhaa Sachidanandan (RS): I started off doing Bollywood dancing and then I stopped during sophomore year because my team went to college. And I have also been doing kathak, [a Hindu story-telling dance], since I was six. TO:...

International music shows diversity

katierrussell April 15, 2016

Compiled by Katie Russell Listen to the recommended songs on Spotify Indonesia Why it's unique: Influences from United States/United Kingdom but also from other Asian countries Special characteristics: Lot of love songs; popular culture is intertwined with music since many popular...

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