New year, same me
Zara Iqbal and Flora Peng
January 12, 2019
Filed under Editorial, OPINION
As the holiday season comes to an end, the new year confronts us with the pressure of a supposedly fresh start to the rest of our lives. With this comes the responsibility of setting measurable goals, or rather, resolutions, aimed towards bettering ourselves. But as year after year passes and (perhaps)...
On the hunt
December 18, 2018
Filed under OPINION
It’s not easy being journalists: the role requires ordinary students to embark on peculiar expeditions, searching for the hidden gems we dub newsworthy pitches. A newsworthy pitch is a story idea virtuous enough to present to the public, serving as a badge of the publication’s integrity. Not a...
Man in the mirror: kids are losing their childhoods too quickly
May 30, 2017
Filed under From the magazine, OPINION, Print Opinion, Uncategorized
t all starts with a phone. We see kids around us texting, snapchatting and posting on Instagram, all with their phones, so we want one too. Then one day we look up from our new phones and everyone around us is using laptops to write papers and watch Netflix and so again, we want a laptop too. There w...
Being Basic: Looking just like the next girl
September 21, 2016
Filed under Culture, Magazine, OPINION
FROM ONE GIRL TO ANOTHER, I think, deep down, we all have the same concerns about looking good. No, it's not about clumpy mascara, uncomfortable clothes or getting your hair stuck in your lipgloss. It's something bigger – way bigger. So big that there's even a word dedicated to the dreaded look: b...
SAT study time should be integrated in a personalized schedule
April 28, 2015
Filed under OPINION
On May 2, according to the College Board, over ten thousand high school students nationwide will take the SAT. Their average will hover more or less in the 1500 range, several scoring more and several scoring less. All of these students know the purpose of the exam: to apply for admission at several...
Speak Freely
March 14, 2013
Filed under Main slider, OPINION, Print Opinion
The Situation “Sex & Relationships.” That was the title of The Oracle’s two-page feature published last month. The Mountain View High School newspaper published this collection of stories that elaborated on the many different types of student relationships in high school, and advised stud...
Land of the free
September 22, 2010
Filed under Centerspread
Is our community as tolerant as it claims to be? Read More »...
