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  • Cheers & Jeers: Thanksgiving break '09 edition

    Nov 24 – 9:45 pm

    It's Thanksgiving! Who doesn't love a holiday entirely devoted to eating delicious food — er, we mean, "being thankful"? Even if you don't celebrate, who couldn't use the extra three days off? Naturally, senior editors Laura Dripps and Maritza Mestre give the autumn holiday a big thumbs up. So what else is on their list?

  • OG Vlog '09-'10: High school friendship edition

    Nov 24 – 6:17 pm

    In their debut OG Vlog, senior editors Laura Dripps and Maritza Mestre muse about the nature of high school friendship with their special guest, sophomore Jamie Blue. So kick back and enjoy this first edition of their takes on high school life.

  • Roving Reporter: How do you celebrate Thanksgiving?

    Nov 24 – 5:20 pm

    In light of the holidays, Roving Reporter is making yet another appearance. Uni High is celebrating Thanksgiving with a well-deserved break, so we went around asking students and faculty members what they like to do to put their own twist on this day of thanks and feasting.

  • Column: It's closed again …

    Nov 22 – 5:01 pm

    Friday's closing of the elevator to students for the rest of the school year caught a lot of people by surprise, including Nancy Tang. "There's a bigger picture that we need to look at because this isn't just about the elevator," she writes. "It's really about communication between us and our administration. Someone needs to speak up for the student body and mediate between the two."

  • Column: Stop that!

    Nov 18 – 5:51 pm

    Jenny Cooke has never really thought of herself as an irritable person. But certain things are guaranteed to make her blood boil. Check inside for Jenny's top 10 pet peeves. From head patters to people who don't smile back to door dawdlers to people who consider chess a sport — you name it, Jenny's had it with these characters.

Columns

Opinions From OG Staffers

Column: It's closed again …

Friday's closing of the elevator to students for the rest of the school year caught a lot of people by surprise, including Nancy Tang. "There's a bigger picture that we need to look at because this isn't just about the elevator," she writes. "It's really about communication between us and our administration. Someone needs to speak up for the student body and mediate between the two."

Column: "New Moon" mania

With "New Moon" opening in theaters Friday, there's no escaping the hype about Bella Swan and Edward Cullen. And that's just fine with Eleni Yannelis. "The original 'Twilight' novel made the New York Times' Best Sellers list, so I am not alone in my fascination with a teenage girl and her undead love interest who happens to be a 'vegetarian' vampire who sparkles in sunlight."

Column: Stop that!

Jenny Cooke has never really thought of herself as an irritable person. But certain things are guaranteed to make her blood boil. Check inside for Jenny's top 10 pet peeves. From head patters to people who don't smile back to door dawdlers to people who consider chess a sport — you name it, Jenny's had it with these characters.

Cheers & Jeers

Quick Takes on Events at Uni and Elsewhere

Cheers & Jeers: Thanksgiving break '09 edition

It's Thanksgiving! Who doesn't love a holiday entirely devoted to eating delicious food — er, we mean, "being thankful"? Even if you don't celebrate, who couldn't use the extra three days off? Naturally, senior editors Laura Dripps and Maritza Mestre give the autumn holiday a big thumbs up. So what else is on their list?

Cheers & Jeers: End-of-first-quarter '09 edition

First quarter is done — three more to go! If that sounds like a cheer, you're right. There's lots to cheer about, from awesome standardized test results to fine musicianship to inspiring athletic accomplishments. As for jeers, when "The Game" is one of your complaints, you know you're leading a charmed existence.

Cheers & Jeers: Back-to-school '09 edition

With the return of school comes Cheers & Jeers, the Online Gargoyle's pithy and always good-humored look at the highs and lows of life at Uni High. We've only been back for three days, but already there's plenty to talk about. Senior editors Laura Dripps and Maritza Mestre do the honors.

Editorials

Opinions From the Online Gargoyle Editorial Board

Editorial: A question of respect — or lack thereof

When you refuse to pick up after yourself in the kitchen, it says that you lack respect — not for the building, but for your co-inhabitants, be they fellow students just trying to heat up a lunch, or faculty members who are required to make sure that this building stays functional. But what should the proper response to that disrespect be?

Editorial: What we really learned at Uni

With their careers as Uni students about to end, several senior editors reflect on what they've learned during the past five years. "Mostly it comes down to what is being asked of us," they write. "Is it just too much? Or is it just too much of the wrong type of thing? Uni students are working hard — but is it all for the wrong reason?"

Editorial: To skip, or not to skip, that is the question

One of Uni's unique characteristics is that some students may enter from the sixth grade. As a result, every grade level can have an age gap of almost three years. Are students who skip a grade expected to grow up too fast? What negative impact does this have on the student and the Uni community as a whole?