Skip to Main Content
The Student Newspaper of Oxford Academy

The Gamut

The Gamut

The Gamut

Op-Ed

Academic institutions must prioritize student agency over funds

Academic institutions must prioritize student agency over funds

Celine Park, Opinion Editor May 13, 2025

On March 8, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers detained Palestinian green card holder Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student, at his on-campus apartment lobby. The Trump administration accused Khalil, who led and participated in numerous pro-Palestinian activities on campus, of...

The toxic summer “grindset” has obliterated the meaning of break for students

The toxic summer “grindset” has obliterated the meaning of break for students

Kenzie Laing, Arts & Entertainment Editor May 13, 2025

Summer break, a time for relaxation and rejuvenation, has lost its meaning. Long gone are the days of beach vacations and late night hangouts; now summer is marked by the constant plight of students scrambling to craft the “perfect resume” with internships, extracurriculars, and additional coursework....

Economic Corruption: Trump smashes the quality of life, imposing reciprocal tariffs during a time of economic instability

Trump’s reciprocal tariffs cause global shock

Millie Kwon, Slice of Life Editor May 13, 2025

On April 2, President Donald Trump introduced a new set of reciprocal tariffs — taxes on imported goods aimed at international trading partners — from a baseline of 10% to rates reaching 125% for countries with the largest trade deficit with the U.S., affecting foreign goods. The tariffs extend “America...

Fixing the Foundation: With funding from Measure K, Oxford has the opportunity to address its facility challenges before expanding the student body, or risk compromising the learning environment for all.

Oxford facilities must improve before student population expands

Jasmine Nguyen, Senior Staff Writer May 13, 2025

Last November, the Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD) approved Measure K, a $496 million bond designed to improve quality of life and education on campuses. For Oxford, this funding represents an acute opportunity to address long-overdue facility needs that haven’t kept up with its growing...

Glamorizing the tradwife: Beyond the screen of social media, the idealized housewife isn't all that it seems.

Misogynistic pipeline to the alt-right

Miriam Santos, Staff Writer May 13, 2025

On social media, a gateway to alt-right and misogynistic content has emerged; while men have predominantly been the target demographic among influencers such as Joe Rogan and Andrew Tate, women have increasingly been targeted into the slippery slope of conservative content.    Gossip videos...

Harvard stands for a change against tyranny

Millie Kwon, Slice of Life Editor May 3, 2025

Harvard sued the Trump Administration on Apr. 21, after they froze nearly $2.2 billion in federal research funding in retaliation to the school’s refusal to comply with sweeping demands for audits of its academic programs and departments. Federal funding supports a wide range of Harvard’s research,...

Losing Touch: Celebrities get carried away with overly performative activism. Collage by Jimena Beltran

Celebrities lose touch of reality and Earth

Jimena Beltran, Senior Staff Writer May 3, 2025

  Knowing the influence they yield as prominent pop culture figures, celebrities often campaign for causes well intentioned, but their attempts consistently come off insensitive, peformative, and downright out of touch as they seek social media spectacle over meaningful action.   After...

Limiting Beliefs: Due to pressure to create a “spike” early in high school, students can feel the need to “box themselves in” to a certain pathway

Pressure to pick a path hinders students from finding passion

Aarya Halankar, Lifestyle Editor March 5, 2025

In the competitive landscape of college admissions, students feel the need to utilize every advantage they can to create their “spike.” At Oxford, many students feel pressured to commit to a career path immediately in their freshman year structuring their application, taking on a disingenuous interest...

The AI Coup: Musk's integration of AI in the government threatens American ideals with unreliable motivations.

Musk’s AI coup runs far deeper than its guise of efficiency

Kenzie Laing, Arts & Entertainment Editor March 5, 2025

President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk have embarked on a controversial initiative to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into the federal government. Despite aiming for innovation and efficiency, the initiative threatens American ideals of equality, accountability, and democracy, raising...

Federal Attacks: President Donald Trump's buyout adds to his action items against the federal workforce's size, harming American citizens.

Trump’s federal workforce buyout robs American services

Justin Le, Editor in Chief March 5, 2025

On Jan. 28, President Donald Trump offered approximately 2 million federal employees “deferred resignation” — the chance to resign and receive payment until Sept. 30. While claiming to “improve efficiency” with support from Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE),...

The American Nightmare: Trump's interference in the arts endangers creativity, compassion, and freedom at large.

Censorship under Trump threatens expression

Natalie Akins, Staff Writer March 5, 2025

In his return to the Oval Office, U.S. President Donald Trump has implemented major changes to the government, including restrictions on progressive literature and performances. Enforcing his own philosophies through non-political endeavors, Trump’s stifling of artistic expression hinders intellectual...

Locked Out: Paywalls restrict critical information behind fees, leaving low-income Americans in the dark on key news and decisions.

Paywalls gatekeep knowledge for low-income Americans

Jasmine Nguyen, Senior Staff Writer March 5, 2025

Amid an information crisis, American media and publication companies lock reliable sources of news behind monthly subscriptions, barring those who cannot afford to pay for critical knowledge. While paywalls financially sustain journalism and research, these digital barriers restrict informed decision-making...

Donate to The Gamut
$0
$500
Contributed
Our Goal

Activate Search
The Student Newspaper of Oxford Academy
Op-Ed