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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

Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Throwing Shade: Colorism tints beauty standards, confidence

Throwing Shade: Colorism tints beauty standards, confidence

Diya Bose-Malakar and Safina Syed April 12, 2024

When senior Mahadev Tapaskar attended a summer camp with other Indian kids, he didn鈥檛 expect to be faced with insults about his skin color. 鈥淭he other kids saw how dark I was and would belittle me,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 even got called a monkey. Being so dark-skinned made me feel like an outlier. Because...

鈥楥uffing season鈥 pressure makes remaining single more difficult

鈥楥uffing season鈥 pressure makes remaining single more difficult

Diya Bose-Malakar, Features Editor December 12, 2023

Following a hot girl summer filled with healing and self-reflection, I鈥檓 back 鈥 still single and hotter than ever. After enjoying the blissful solace of independence, I鈥檝e decided that entering a relationship is the last thing I want to do, especially as I鈥檓 nearing the end of my high school...

New albums strike chords with The Oracle staffers

New albums strike chords with The Oracle staffers

Travis Scott: 鈥楿TOPIA鈥 Rapper Travis Scott released his highly anticipated fourth studio album, 鈥淯TOPIA,鈥 on July 28. Over the album鈥檚 19 tracks, Scott guides listeners through a musical journey exploring the subjectiveness of a perfect world. With impeccable production and a star-studded...

Spotlight: Taylor Swifts Eras Tour

Spotlight: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour

Diya Bose-Malakar, Features Editor September 24, 2023

Analysts predict Taylor Swift鈥檚 record-breaking Eras Tour will rake in over $1.4 billion in revenue total, surpassing Elton John鈥檚 previous record of $939 million from his 2018-23 tour. Earning an estimated $14 million in nightly ticket revenue, Swift has been credited for single-handedly improving...

Secondary schools adopt new Monday schedule to enhance teacher collaboration

Secondary schools adopt new Monday schedule to enhance teacher collaboration

Diya Bose-Malakar, Features Editor September 14, 2023

Starting Sept. 18, all 澳门六合彩内幕资料 secondary schools will adopt a new schedule featuring a later start time and 35-minute periods on six designated Mondays in the academic year. Administrators from 澳门六合彩内幕资料 middle and high schools reached this decision to allow for more intra-staff support and collaboration.聽 Under...

鈥楬ot girl summer鈥 fosters unhealthy standards, toxic dating culture for students

鈥楬ot girl summer鈥 fosters unhealthy standards, toxic dating culture for students

Diya Bose-Malakar, Features Editor May 19, 2023

When I first announced that I was destined to be single this summer, I was met with congratulatory remarks from my friends because that meant that I could participate in 鈥渉ot girl summer鈥 for the first time in two years. Yet I couldn鈥檛 share the same excitement that made my friends鈥 faces glow,...

Lantern Night

Lantern Night

April 17, 2023

On March 30, the Best Buddies Club hosted Lantern Night in collaboration with Palo Alto High School鈥檚 Best Buddies Club and Palo Alto Unified School District鈥檚 Futures special education program. The event was held in the amphitheater from 7 to 8 p.m. and concluded Gunn鈥檚 first Neurodiversity Week....

Mary Wollstonecraft

Historical female figures

Diya Bose-Malakar, Features Editor March 15, 2023

Mary Wollstonecraft Born in 1759, Mary Wollstonecraft was a renowned women鈥檚 rights activist who made significant contributions to the origins of feminism through literature. She wrote 鈥淎 Vindication of the Rights of Woman鈥 in 1792, which is considered to be one of the earliest books written...

Junior Zoe Kamphuis: Living with Divorced Parents

Junior Zoe Kamphuis: Living with Divorced Parents

Diya Bose-Malakar, Features Editor February 24, 2023

Junior Zoe Kamphuis was 8 years old when her parents called her in for a family meeting that would completely change her life. She remembers being filled with excitement, hoping to be surprised with a family trip to Disneyland. Although she knew that was unlikely, she never anticipated what the reality...

Junior Rohan Kancherla

Junior Rohan Kancherla

Diya Bose-Malakar, Features Editor December 2, 2022

Junior year is notorious for elevated stress levels鈥攁 challenge that junior Rohan Kancherla faces. Kancherla, however, views stress as a driving force. 鈥淪tress can be really motivating, [because] it makes you feel an urgency and need to try,鈥 he said. Stress can often stem from societal pressures,...

Stacey Kofman

Stacey Kofman

Diya Bose-Malakar, Features Editor December 2, 2022

Sports medicine teacher Stacey Kofman balances responsibilities at Gunn, Stanford University, Palo Alto High School (Paly) and Go 4 Ellis. A passion for teaching and helping athletes connects all of Kofman鈥檚 jobs. Her career began at Paly as the athletic trainer in 1993. Later, she began teaching...

Football plays importance in society, Gunn culture

Football plays importance in society, Gunn culture

Diya Bose-Malakar, Features Editor October 28, 2022

Over the past few decades in America, American football has surpassed baseball and basketball by a large margin in terms of viewers. According to NFL Football Operations, the 2022 Super Bowl LVI was the most popular televised football game, with over 112 million viewers鈥攎aking it the most watched sporting...

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