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COMMUTER SCHOOL: Eighty-one per cent of Oxford’s 1,317 students reside outside of Cypress.

OA parking lot construction strains commuters

Celine Park, Staff Writer September 26, 2024

Oxford Academy began the school year in a frenzy as solar panel construction shut down the parking lot, the last of Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD) schools to implement the initiative. While select AUHSD campuses were prioritized to receive construction over summer break instead of during...

Oxford student athletes' success lacks support

Oxford student athletes’ success lacks support

Audrey Lee, Staff Writer September 26, 2024

All high schools in the Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD) allow their student athletes to take their respective sports in replacement of the district mandated Physical Education (PE) class, except for Oxford Academy. To follow suit and accommodate its student athletes, Oxford should allow students...

Disneyland Moves Backwards: Following alterations to the Disability Access Service pass on June 18, many users with disabilities are left without accommodations and given a subpar experience.

Disability Access Pass changes stifle Disney’s magic

Jimena Beltran, Senior Staff Writer September 26, 2024

Disney goers are left suffering from the now limited reach of the Disability Access Service (DAS) pass due to new policy changes since June 18. The pass once included mobility, mental, and physical impairments but now restricts the pass to certain developmental disabilities. Disneyland takes steps backward...

By offering housing to unhoused students, LAUSD addresses the educational disparities exacerbated by homelessness with a strong student support system all districts should adopt.

LAUSD charters new path for unhoused students

Nathan Perera, Arts & Entertainment Editor September 26, 2024

An estimated 15,000 students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) are homeless, deprived of the necessities every human should bear — food, clothes, and shelter — and many can’t access the education vital to their success. On March 25, LAUSD opened the Sun King apartments complex...

The database of harmful deepfakes expands alongside a toxic digital environment where individuals live in fear of their bodies, voices, and identities being abused.

AI deepfakes call for ethical reality check

Miriam Santos and Jasmine Nguyen September 26, 2024

The advent of AI deepfakes introduced a new era of remarkable technological possibilities while simultaneously releasing a surge of troubling ethical dilemmas. As evidenced by the recent  Telegram scandal in South Korea and the use of AI-generated misinformation in the current U.S. election, the misuse...

Opportunities Locked: An apparent preference toward richer students in elite private university admissions, rather than fostering a diverse class of leaders, nurtures an echo chamber of wealth. (Photo by Tim Sackton)

Prestige shouldn’t equal privilege in college admissions

Lavanya Shyamsundar, Managing Editor May 9, 2024

For students of similar academic backgrounds, students from the top 1% of earners were 34% more likely to get into an Ivy League school. The top 0.1% was 50% more likely to get in. One in six students in an Ivy League have a parent in the top 1%. Elite colleges self-select rich students, creating a disturbing...

The California prison system should focus on rehabilitation

Rachel Yoon, Managing Editor May 9, 2024

California’s long-awaited prison reform has been underway since Governor Gavin Newsom first stepped into office in 2019. However, the state’s hesitation in fully committing to their goals of “public safety, rehabilitation, community reintegration and restorative justice” pushes them further and...

Out with Netflix, in with the DVDs

Trisha Phan and Justin Le May 7, 2024

Now that DVDs, CDs, and VHS have bid their farewells in daily life, consumers are trapped in the subscription economy. As the golden age of streaming tarnishes, corporations can remove content from streaming services at any time, leaving consumers responsible for the lack of security in digital entertainment.   In...

Illustrated by Vanessa Marin-Ixlan

Teaching world languages needs a new approach

Jimena Beltran, Senior Staff Writer May 7, 2024

Learning world languages should not be a one-time experience exclusive to high school students. Absorbing and truly becoming fluent in a language takes years of practice, and the American approach to teaching foreign languages in public education must be improved to meet this expectation.   When...

The California prison system should focus on rehabilitation

Rachel Yoon, Managing Editor May 7, 2024

California’s long-awaited prison reform has been underway since Governor Gavin Newsom first stepped into office in 2019. However, the state’s hesitation in fully committing to their goals of “public safety, rehabilitation, community reintegration and restorative justice” pushes them further and...

Photo Collage by Eshmom Haque

Online hate towards Angel Reese unveils the double standards of sports media

Eshmom Haque, Sports Editor May 7, 2024

After Louisiana State University’s (LSU) loss against their main women's basketball rivals Iowa State in the Elite 8 bracket of March Madness, LSU forward Angel Reese broke down in her post-game interview, sharing her horrific experience with death threats and over-sexualization online. Despite her...

Oxford Academy teachers speak on the AUHSD layoffs

Haley Nguyen and Zoharys Jaen March 19, 2024

In response to the mass RIFs, The Gamut reached out to elevate teacher voices on a deeply sensitive matter that affects them most. These do not reflect the opinions of the entire staff, and teachers should be respected for their opinions.    Mr. Morris (English 7H, English 1H) “What...

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