Written by Prachi Kale
In an Oct. 20 meeting, the Palo Alto City Council discussed the findings of a consulting firm Hatch Mott McDonald (HMM). The firm released a study which examined the possibility of constructing an open trench for Caltrain in south Palo Alto. According to the Palo Alto City Council...
Written by Matthew Hamilton
Ken Dauber secured a seat on the Palo Alto School Board on Nov. 4. Dauber won one of two available seats, with the second seat still being contested for by Terry Godfrey and Catherine Crystal Foster. The results of the second seat will be finalized by Dec. 2 as Godfrey currently...
Written by Elinor Aspegren
During a live call-in cable TV show that aired Wed., Oct. 8, Dr. McGee announced the creation of a minority achievement advisory committee. The committee, comprised of community members, faculty, students and parents, will produce a set of recommendations to help close the...
Written by Matthew Hamilton
The Gunn Jazz Department will be holding a dance on November 21. The dance will include performances from the Big Bad Jazz Ensemble, the Jazz Band Two and vocalist from the Gunn choir.
Unlike most dances sponsored by the Student Executive Council, there will be live...
Written by Michael Chen
The annual fall club food fair has been pushed back due to schedule conflicts. The food fair, usually held in Oct., was rescheduled due to overlap with Homecoming. The new fair date has not yet been decided.
According to Student Activities Director Lisa Hall, in addition to...
Elections will be held Nov. 4th for the two available school board positions.
Jay Cabrera
School board candidate Jay Cabrera has several major priorities he wants to bring to Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD). One is to teach students real life-skills. Cabrera believes education should prepare...
Written by Prachi Kale
Gunn is hosting the 17th annual Palo Alto College Fair today, open to only Gunn and Paly students from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Titan and Bow Gyms. The fair provides an opportunity for students throughout the Bay Area to meet representatives from colleges all over the world. The...
Written by Kathleen Xue
The new California Department of Education Food Regulations became activated for schools throughout the state on July 1, 2014. The new California Code of Regulations Sections 15501 and 15578 include more dietary restrictions on school breakfasts, snacks and organization and...
Written by Shawna Chen
On Aug. 28, California Superior Court judge Rolf Treu struck down the state’s teacher protection laws in his final ruling for the landmark Vergara v. California case. Treu argued that tenure, seniority and dismissal policies have made it too easy for ineffective teachers to...
Written by Elinor Aspegren
On Thursday, Sept. 11, students began to trickle into Gunn when they stumbled on flags dotting the lawn in front of the library. That morning, high school students began to plant United States (U.S.) flags in honor of the 3,000 who died in the Sept. 11 tragedy of 2001.
Junior...
Welcome, readers, to this year’s first full installment of The Oracle. As you browse through the articles that our staff has put together this month, I hope that you get a sense of the diversity of stories and opinions that will be featured throughout the year.
As the news industry moves away from...
