Written by Esther Kozakevich Published in the April 17, 2015 Issue Everyone is told in high school that good grades and test scores will get you into a good college, presum- ing you are also unique, well rounded and have good college essays. And for most people, that tends to be the case....

Dear Mrs. Powell, On the first day of school, you told us that an orangutan could teach our class and we would still learn because we were talented, driven students. However, I disagree. Your students need you. Thank you for always being so understanding. Whenever I have approached you with a question,...

Written by Esther Kozakevich Recently, a movement called Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) has been circulating on college campuses such as UC Davis and Stanford. BDS is a movement whose mission is to “increase economic and political pressure on Israel to comply with the stated goals of the movement:...

Written by Esther Kozakevich As any self-respecting nerd knows, the long-awaited seventh episode of Star Wars, titled “The Force Awakens” is scheduled to be released on Dec. 18, 2015. Although the majority of people are rightfully excited, there are still those who are afraid that this new episode...

Written by Esther Kozakevich A committee of Gunn students, parents, teachers and administration is currently in a school self-study process to create an action plan for the Western Association of Schools and Conferences (WASC) that will improve the school. The action plan will be submitted to...

Written by Esther Kozakevich Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), a committee made up Gunn students, parents, teachers, and admin, have been discussing three potential actions in light of recent events at Gunn. One of the proposed reforms is to limit the number of AP courses at Gunn....

Freshman. Even hearing the word makes me smile and shake my head. Considering I was a freshman myself up until two months ago, that is kind of funny and a little bit sad. It’s not right that the word “freshman” has such a bad connotation and I think that it’s time we changed that. For all you...