Jeff Benjamin
Columnist
So there I was: 8th period, fourth-year Spanish with Señorita Krukowski researching my assigned Spanish artist, David Alfaro Siquieros when I found myself stuck in the middle of an environmentalist’s worst nightmare.

Becca Spector
Assistant Features Editor
For a few south students, this past summer has been an opportunity to learn and venture to new places.

Corinne Chin
Co-Features Editor
Open your eyes–6:15 Monday morning. You’ve got Early Bird PE and seven classes and two club meetings and sports practice and an after school job and homework to look forward to before you climb back into your cozy duvet. Did you give yourself time to breathe? Here are a few tips [...]

Chelsea Watkins
Assistant Features Editor
Events such as the storm on Thursday, Aug. 23, the first day of school, the power outage during finals, and the snow storm that most-definine-should-be-a-snowday-but-wasn’t last year are just of the most difficult challenges for the district 225 administrative staff to deal with.

Corinne Chin
Co-Features Editor
Glenbrook South–it’s the home of the mighty Titans, but it is also the home of frozen clocks, mismatched carpeting, and bright blue lockers that don’t quite fit into the wall.

Elly Van Zanten
Staff Reporter
Many freshmen say that the transition from being a high-and-mighty eighth grader to the lowest on the food chain, being a freshman at Glenbrook South, is tough, but somewhat exciting. One of the most common complaints is how difficult it is to just get around the building.

Nat McNichols
Staff Reporter
Do you ever feel restricted by the Titan Food Court and limited selection of fast food joints in Plaza del Prado? The Oracle finds an escape from the norm with these four unique eating establishments.

 Emily Kohler
Asst. Features Editor
When you think “summer,” words such as beach, pool, and friends, come to mind; however, summer for senior Julie Alderman consisted of something more: attending IGS- Illini Girls State at Eastern Illinois.

Mike Anderson
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Changing driving laws are keeping teenagers behind the wheel with their parents for a longer period of time. In August Governor Rod Blagojevich signed a bill that will go into effect in stages.

Jon Lee
Staff Reporter
GBS students started the school year while the building was still under construction. With all the phases that go into the renovation and building process, there has been some delay.