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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

The Oracle

Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Banned books week: staff shares experiences regarding reading, teaching challenged texts

Banned books week: staff shares experiences regarding reading, teaching challenged texts

In 1982, the first week of October was designated as Banned Books Week. During that year, First Amendment and library activist Judith Krug worked with the Association of American Publishers to bring attention to banned books in America after a surge in the number of challenged works. Since then, every...

The Binary Code: Enrollment gaps in STEM, humanities typify gender bias

The Binary Code: Enrollment gaps in STEM, humanities typify gender bias

Vivien Chen and Jeffrey Kang September 24, 2023

Computer science teacher Joshua Paley was guiding a group of freshmen around campus when a former student came by and asked if he could talk to them about computer science. When Paley asked the group how many of them were interested in computer science, almost all the boys raised their hands, and half...

English Teacher Kate Weymouth

English Teacher Kate Weymouth

Kelvin Xu, Reporter March 4, 2022

English teacher Kate Weymouth believes that clothing style is a reflection of somebody’s personality and interests. “Your taste [in clothing] is the culmination of everything you’ve seen over the course of your life,” she said. “You’re picking up these little pieces along the way and exploring...

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