A recording of a private conversation between Los Angeles City Council members from Oct. 2021 was anonymously leaked on Reddit on Oct. 9. In the eighty-minute recording, former Council President Nury Martinez, Councilmen Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo, and the LA County Federation of Labor President...

Since 1999, the drug overdose epidemic has gripped the U.S, claiming a total of 932,000 lives according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The country has faced a number of drug waves, each centering around a different narcotic, and the latest crisis, beginning in 2013, involves...

Oxford’s annual talent show made its grand return on Oct. 21, featuring a spirited lineup of traditional acts like singing, instrument playing, and dancing, along with more abstract performances.  Talent show winners were separated into two categories: audience’s choice and judges’ choice. The...

On Oct. 15, students lined up at R1 Venue for the 2022 Fall Ball. The “Head in the Clouds,” themed event featured an energetic atmosphere, chaotic group photoshoots, and upbeat tunes.   “The line was super long, but leading up to [Fall Ball], I was really having high hopes,” said junior...

On Sep. 29, the Biden administration began efforts to combat the student debt crisis in accordance with their 2020 election promise. In an email sent by the Department of Education, the administration laid out plans for relieving student loan debt. Over a span of 30 years, the program will cancel $10,000...

The Supreme Court of the United States announced in February that an oral hearing of four cases consolidated under Brackeen v. Haaland will be held Nov. 9, challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA). Among the plaintiffs are the states of Texas and Louisiana and the case will be defended...

On Sept. 13, Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, was arrested by the morality police in Tehran, Iran, for wearing her headscarf too loosely. Three days later, Amini died, allegedly killed by law enforcement, sparking outrage and protests from Iranians. Iran’s security forces said that after...

To kick off Hispanic Heritage Month, the Association of Latin American Scholars (ALAS) hosted an exciting week full of cultural activities in the quad from Sept. 6 to 9. Among the three-day lineup celebrating Hispanic culture were games of lotería, a homemade food tour supplemented by students, and...

In the 2022-2023 school year, Oxford Academy introduced its first ethnic studies course, centered around the interdisciplinary study of race, ethnicity, and other markings of identity. The class, led by Mrs. Ho, is available to juniors and seniors interested in learning about marginalized communities...