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BLANKET BAN: Students feel overwhelmed by the implementation of the new phone policy.

Oxford’s phone ban leaves student needs unseen

Millie Kwon, Slice of Life Editor September 24, 2025

California passed the Phone-Free Schools Act in September 2024, requiring schools to restrict phone usage during the school day by June 2026. Oxford Academy began enforcing this policy for the 2025-26 school year, prohibiting students from using their phones on campus outside of lunch and after school...

CENSORING TRUTH: Trump administration denies funding to "liberal channels" NPR and PBS.

Trump pulls the plug on public broadcasting

Nandita Bussa, News Editor September 24, 2025

Following Congress’ Recessions Act of 2025, which cut approximately 1.1 billion dollars of funding for the Corporation of Public Broadcasting (CPB), the Senate’s newly outlined 2026 fiscal year appropriations budget includes no signs of future funding for the corporation. On Aug. 1, the CPB announced...

The “Performative Men” panic minimizes progressiveness

The “Performative Men” panic minimizes progressiveness

Alaisha Singh, Staff Writer September 24, 2025

Social media’s latest fixation is the “performative man”: the guy with a Labubu keychain dangling from his baggy low-rise jeans, Clairo blasting through his wired earphones, feminist literature held upside down in one hand, and an iced matcha latte in the other. The meme satirizes men who project...

IMPROPER ALLOCATION: Funds for the raid, but not for first aid.

Why is deportation adored while healthcare’s ignored?

Xavier Lopez, Staff Writer September 24, 2025

On July 4, President Trump signed his Big Beautiful Bill into law, granting immigration-border enforcement over $170 billion in funding for the next four years and increasing ICE’s annual budget threefold from $8.7 billion to over $27 billion. This makes ICE the highest funded law enforcement agency...

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, Podcast Producer 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...

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