This year we have many new teachers roaming the halls, including new subbie science teacher Elizabeth Westfall. A&E editor Sierra Maniates-Selvin got a chance to sit down and talk with the new teacher.

This year, we have many new teachers roaming our halls. One of them is Ben Leff, the new World History teacher, who is also a Uni alum of the class of 2001. A&E editor Sierra Maniates-Selvin got a chance to sit down and talk with the new member of the history department.

Though the click-clack sound of knitting needles is something that senior Sydney Muchnik is known for, but she is more than that. Read on to find out what other activities and interests Muchnik has.

Rohit Palekar has a way of making you know who he is even if you’ve never met him. Whether it’s for his ability to make everyone around him laugh, his political opinions, or his loud, self-described “witch’s cackle” when he laughs, you know Rohit Palekar.

The Gargoyle now presents a new way to recognize Uni's outgoing senior class. As you revisit their past five years at this school and read a selection of their parting words, we hope you will join us in congratulating the members of the Class of 2012 and wishing them luck in all their future endeavors.

With summer quickly approaching and the seniors leaving, everyone is full of advice for the class of 2017. The seniors and current subbies share things they've learned during their time here.

Foreign language trips are coming up this summer. In the meantime, most students are preparing for an integral part of their experiences, the home-stay. Students heading abroad will spend a week with a native family, receiving a chance to practice what they have learned in class. To prepare, contact between families and students has begun.

Many underclassmen do not have any distinct plans for their future career. Sophomore Niyah Jackson is an exception. Jackson describers herself as an "aspiring fashion stylist" on her fashion blog. Gargoyle Reporter Alana Rosenbaum talks to Jackson about her fashion interests.

Simeon Washington is many things — starting point guard, self-proclaimed joker, and future Hoosier, to name a few — but there's much more underneath that. Check inside to get to know more about this graduating senior!

Gap year. A magical year of adventure between high school and college. Gargoyle Reporter Amalia Dolan, who will be taking a gap year herself to go to Peru with Rotary International, discusses the reasons for taking a gap year, possible gap year options, and the specific options chosen by seniors in the class of 2012.

Elena Bauer has been a driving force of many sports teams and of Uni High's Habitat Club. When she isn't here, she is flying off to Germany where she is also graduating this year. Gargoyle Reporter Sierra Maniates-Selvin got a chance to sit down and talk with this ambitious senior.

Guest reporter Alice Hu reflects on her experiences with the Cattle Bank project and the history of the Champaign County Historical Museum.

Behind her tough countenance, which is probably the result of her extensive martial arts experience, Tanya Denisova is very fun-loving and a supportive teammate. Gargoyle Reporter Lara Orlandic talked with her about her multitude of other talents and hobbies.

Class of 1972 alumn David Woolley has broken ground in many fields, from his work in computer programming to his role in the creation of the Wylde Q. Chicken Award.

Claire Billingsley haunts the halls once occupied by her old class of 2011. Separated from her class because of a misunderstanding after spending a year in Denmark, she talks about the difficulties of her situation and her time at Uni.