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The problem with TikTok's "Clean Girl" aesthetic

The problem with TikTok’s “Clean Girl” aesthetic

Mikaela Woo, Sports Editor October 28, 2022

Slick-back buns, gold hoops, brown lined lips with a glossy top coat. On a woman of color (WOC), this look is “gangster” or “trashy,” but on a White woman, this is the “clean-girl” aesthetic that has taken social media by storm.   Hailey Bieber caused a huge internet frenzy after...

The OA Memoir Portfolio faces challenges

The OA Memoir Portfolio faces challenges

Rachel Yoon, Managing Editor October 28, 2022

The Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD) recently mandated a capstone project for all grade levels. Introduced as a meaningful addition to the Oxford curriculum, the project has instead sparked controversy within the Oxford body—and for good reason. Although the capstone can serve as an elevated...

Quiet Quitting for Better Living

Quiet Quitting for Better Living

Anjali Suva, Senior Staff Writer September 29, 2022

Quiet quitting, a new trend among the younger workforce, is challenging Americans’ long-held individualistic work mentality. Instead of following the American Dream, where working hard and aiming high is key to success, youth no longer succumb to the pressure to go above and beyond in their duties....

BeReal Needs to Take Its Own Advice

BeReal Needs to Take Its Own Advice

Justin Le, Op-Ed Editor September 29, 2022

Advertised as the anti-social network, the popular app BeReal sends a notification randomly every day, prompting spontaneous posts and users to “BeReal” by taking a photo in the two following minutes. Although created as a platform of authenticity, users delaying BeReals and carefully curating them...

Pakistan's Floods Remain Pakistan's Price

Pakistan’s Floods Remain Pakistan’s Price

Trisha Phan, Editor in Chief September 29, 2022

Since mid-June, catastrophic flooding caused by severe monsoons in Pakistan has resulted in a death toll of over 1,500, with a third of the country underwater. The flood affected 33 million people, displacing 7.6 million, with many living in temporary shelters and at risk for waterborne diseases.    Although...

OA Overpopulation

OA Overpopulation

Lavanya Shyamsundar, Managing Editor September 29, 2022

In 2020, Oxford Academy decided to accept 32 additional students outside the Anaheim Unified High School District (AUHSD), raising the annually admitted class size from 200 to 232 students. Pre-2020, the school only had 1200 students, but due to increasing class sizes, this figure has multiplied, with...

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