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[Sports] The Oracle staff recaps spring sports. —Shaya Christensen, Kevin Gao, Tiffany Hu, Annie Shuey & Alice Yu
[Centerfold] Larvae. They are the immature, wingless form of bugs before they become adults. In other words, the teenage bug. Pick any bug, and someone has eaten or continues to eat its larvae. In the first century in his Historia Naturalis, Pliny wrote that Roman Aristocrats ate beetle larvae prepared in wine and flour. In fourth-century Greece, Aristotle detailed the harvest of cicada larvae. Even to this day, larvae decorate plates around the world. For example, Chinese beekeepers consume bee larvae, and Japanese foodies enjoy aquatic fly larvae sautéed in sugar and soy sauce. —Shaya Christensen
[News] It’s a legal high, yet it leaves students ashamed. It’s safe and students and teachers alike are doing it in liquid form every day. It’s called caffeine.—Shaya Christensen
[Entertainment] One member of The Oracle staff explores two local farmers’ markets for fresh and tasty ingredients—Shaya Christensen
[Entertainment] The Oracle staff shares some recipes using ingredients from the farmers' market. —Shaya Christensen
[Features] The Oracle staff follows a day in the life of a Gunn teacher, administrator and student. —Shaya Christensen
[Sports] The Oracle staff interviews Stanford announcer and Gunn swim coach David Lombardi, a Stanford junior. —Shaya Christensen
[Features] Barack Obama's presidential inauguration in the eyes of an Oracle reporter.—Shaya Christensen
[Features] The Oracle staff teaches you how to make your own holiday gifts. —Shaya Christensen
[Entertainment] Family opens The Oaxacan Kitchen/em> on California Avenue, teaches Oaxacan cooking classes—Shaya Christensen
[News] Student opinions replicate actual presidential election—Shaya Christensen
[Centerfold] The Oracle showcases timeless myths and legends from around the world. From past to present, these stories will continue to transcend the times.—Shaya Christensen
[Sports] The Oracle staff interviews JJ Hones and Jillian Harmon, Stanford basketball players. —Shaya Christensen
[Features] It is lunchtime on Wednesday. Students mill about the amphitheater, but none stand in the middle. Senior Trevor Gearin arrives at 12:39 p.m. wearing a pirate hat with a large red exclamation point made of duct tape on it. He is carrying a large speaker, which he proceeds to plug into a nearby outlet. Junior Matt Mallory stands above the amphitheatre, adjusting a video camera tripod. Gearin presses ‘‘play” on his iPod. The music starts and a group of red and black-clad students run onto the amphitheater and begins to dance. The crowd watches and by the second song, bystanders start joining in. What is this unprecedented performance group? It is the Wednesday Entertainment Factor (WEF).—Shaya Christensen
[Sports] The Oracle staff takes a look at sports diets. —Shaya Christensen, Mari Ju & Sarah-Jean Zubair
[Sports] The new synthetic football field installed on campus by the Burlingame-based company Fresh Green this summer has proved to be “fresh” with school athletes. Despite some misgivings, athletes are giving the new field good reviews.—Shaya Christensen
[Sports] Team receives multiple awards, invitations to future events—Eugenah Chou & Shaya Christensen
[Sports] The Oracle researches how to suit up in style for certain sports. —Shaya Christensen