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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...

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...

Limited You: AUHSD fails its students, teachers, and self

Limited You: AUHSD fails its students, teachers, and self

Trisha Phan, Editor in Chief March 18, 2024

The average student can name every teacher they’ve had since freshman year. The average student cannot name a single school district board member. Yet, the Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD) Board of Trustees’s decision to lay off 110 teachers shows that, in their eyes, teachers are disposable...

Disneyland Forward is a step backwards for residents

Disneyland Forward is a step backwards for residents

Trisha Phan, Editor in Chief March 18, 2024

The sun never sets on Disney’s empire with its 12 theme parks around the world and tight grip on the entertainment industry. And it keeps on growing — at the cost of its local communities.  On Jan. 23, an Anaheim City Council workshop provided an overview of Disneyland Forward, a project allowing...

It’s time to rethink how colleges pay their student athletes

It’s time to rethink how colleges pay their student athletes

Audrey Lee, Staff Writer March 18, 2024

As college athletics become increasingly popular and profitable, compensation for collegiate student athletes has been in higher demand. However, both the immediate and long term consequences of such a plan are impractical in the current financial climate. The expenses and distractions that come with...

Unveiling NFL's Sexism: Swift vs. Football

Unveiling NFL’s Sexism: Swift vs. Football

Mikaela Woo, Sports Editor March 18, 2024

The famed Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce relationship went public in September, vastly increasing the media focus on Swift at NFL games. As a result, Swift’s stereotypically feminine fanbase, the “Swifties,” have boosted the NFL’s weekly viewership by 53% and strengthened a growing female audience...

Orange County High-Speed Rails head towards disaster

Orange County High-Speed Rails head towards disaster

Audrey Lee and Celine Park March 18, 2024

The California High Speed Rail (CAHSR) announced in its October update that it would add a 33-mile long corridor between Anaheim and Los Angeles. While these corridors would create transportation, HSRs’ negative implications among urban and suburban areas are disregarded, neglecting inevitable disadvantages...

Reviving standardized testing widens the college admissions gap

Reviving standardized testing widens the college admissions gap

Celine Park, Staff Writer March 18, 2024

Yale University announced on Feb. 22 that they would reinstate the standardized testing requirement in their application process. With test-mandated policies being temporarily paused in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is likely other universities will follow suit and gradually reintroduce standardized...

Protests for Peace: Demonstrators gather on Oct. 8, 2023, outside the Brooklyn Museum in New York to protest Israeli attacks on Palestine. (Photo by Ishmael Daro)

Hate speech in modern debates should be condemned, not normalized

Tyler Nguyen, Staff Photographer March 18, 2024

As tensions persist in the Israel-Hamas conflict, a disturbing trend has become clear among United States rallies: Anti-Palestinianism and antisemitism are rising, leading to hateful or violent crime. In light of the violence, discussion on protest etiquette must take place, and local authorities must...

Oxford’s annual club rush at the beginning of the year allows students to join clubs to enhance their extracurricular activities. (Photo by Claire Jung)

Role of extracurriculars in college apps should be reevealuated

Audrey Lee, Staff Writer February 1, 2024

With an increasingly holistic approach to college admission processes, it is time to reconsider  how extracurriculars benefit the standard college application. Recent years show a dramatic trend of superficial extracurricular activities that belies the passion that should be involved within these programs.  Oxford...

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