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[News] Beginning this year, the school is enforcing a law that prohibits clubs from sending money to outside organizations. The law enacted states that nonprofit organizations cannot donate to other nonprofit organizations. Since clubs are part of the school—a nonprofit organization—they are not allowed to donate to the organizations that they support. However, clubs are still allowed to ask donors to write checks directly to the larger organizations. —Emily Zheng
[Features] On Oct. 1, students bought variations of a spray painted ”Talk to me” T-shirt designed by seniors Miles Mathews and Sam Zeif. —Emily Zheng
[News] API score evaluates school’s yearly academic performance more accurately—Emily Zheng
[News] Students sneak a peek at classes before distribution—Emily Zheng
[Forum] Americans often view slavery as a thing of the past—something that has long ago been abolished. But the terrible truth is that slavery is more prominent today than it ever has been before. According to the 2009 State Department Trafficking in Persons Report, human trafficking is currently the world’s fastest growing industry.—Emily Zheng
[Features] The Oracle staff interviews auto teacher Mike Camicia. —Emily Zheng
[News] I pride myself on being a kid-lover. No matter what kind of kid I encounter—big, small, skinny, chubby, nice and yes, even those who are not-so-nice—I always seem to have a soft spot for them. This certainly includes the children that I worked with this summer while volunteering at the Organization of Special Needs Families (OSF). —Emily Zheng
[News] On May 23, Youth Community Service (YCS)/Interact club chaperones sent Gunn’s Relay For Life (RFL) team home from the event at midnight due to student behavior issues. —Emily Zheng
[Features] The Oracle staff takes a look at some teacher engagements of this year. —Tiffany Hu, Emily Zheng & Alice Yu
[Centerfold] Ancient Egyptians revered the dung beetle, believing that the divine scarab rotated the world like a giant dung ball. But in rural Thailand, the insect has traditionally been valued for its more functional uses, primarily as a culinary delicacy. In the past, Thai farmers were known to stake claims to buffalo droppings as their private property to protect the valuable beetles burrowing away inside. Dung beetles are best eaten as pupae, the inactive state, or as adults, after they have been purged in water for a few hours. With the advent of mass tourism in Thailand, dead dung beetles have become a popular souvenir item, sold for as much as 400 baht (nearly 10 dollars). —Emily Zheng
[Sports] Sophomore Noelle Jung’s journey in fencing began in sixth grade with a simple advertisement in the mail and a flicker of curiosity sparked by a childhood movie. “I always wanted to try fencing because I loved the scene in the movie The Parent Trap Lindsay Lohan fences against her character’s twin,” Jung said. “I wanted to be just like the girls, and fencing looked like the coolest thing ever.”—Emily Zheng
[Sports] The Oracle staff interviews Kevin Hwang, the new volleyball coach. —Emily Zheng
[Features] Although English teacher Kristina Gossard, an advocate for eating disorder and body image awareness, had to step down from coordinating Gunn’s first National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, the events still went forward.—Emily Zheng
[Sports] The Oracle staff takes a look at the spring sports offered at Gunn. —Tiffany Hu, Elaine Liu, Alvin Man & Emily Zheng