Mike Dorning has flown on Air Force One, taken vodka shots with former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice while flying over Russia, and eaten dinner with Barack Obama. He graduated from Uni as a member of the Class of 1981. Today, Dorning lives in Washington, D.C., and is a White House Correspondent for Bloomberg News.

Uni High has a new entrepreneur, and that would be senior Chris Nguyen. His new food retrieval service is a intuitive new way to fill the empty stomachs of students who desire warm, yummy, food from an off-campus source.

As we jump head first into 2012, the Gargoyle is looking back at the past year. In each top ten list, reporters discuss what they consider 2011's most noteworthy pieces of news, pop culture, and more. Read this edition to find out Amalia Dolan's choices for last year's most memorable books.

As November drew to a close, NaNoWriMo participants desperately churned out their last pages. To celebrate another month of novel writing, Gargoyle Staff Reporters Samah Ahmed and Alana Rosenbaum put together a video of excerpts from several Uni student's novels.

As the holiday season rolls around, the Uni High Madrigals are busier than ever.

When Assistant Director Sue Kovacs retires on Dec. 31., she leaves behind a school full of memories. Here, Uni parents, students, and faculty share their favorite stories of Kovacs.

Of all those who teach at Uni, only one man can say that he has experienced Uni as both a teacher and as a student. Executive Teacher of Computers and Educational Technology Greg Smith's career has spanned everything from television production to engineering.

Gargoyle reporter Nikita Dutta and Class of 2011 alum Eleni Yannelis have taken the liberty of testing a recipe beforehand and working out the kinks to give you the inside scoop on how to succeed in your baking endeavor. This time around, they've chosen Gwyneth Paltrow's take on chocolate chip cookies.

Class of 1989 alumni Stephanie Kovacs exhibited a love of theatre while at Uni. In her life she has pursued this passion, becoming Artistic Director of a theatre close to her. Gargoyle reporter Katie Cox asked Kovacs more about her life since graduating.

Class of 2001 alum Tara Alan and husband Tyler Kellen boarded a plane to Glasgow, Scotland on April 1, 2009 with plans to tour the world on bikes. What ensued for much of the next two years was an adventure that would take them across Europe, Asia, North Africa, and finally back home again. Gargoyle reporter Nikita Dutta asked the couple more about their travels.

As college gets increasingly expensive, more and more students are having to juggle school and a job to pay for it. Thus many Uni students are worried now about how we're going to manage all this, but how did some of Uni's teachers do it during their college years? Gargoyle reporter Andrew Richardson talked to some to find out.

No, it isn't the television show, but it is similar. The new Glee Club at Uni, founded by Ella Lubienski, will include singing pop music, a change from the more classical music in chorus. Anyone who is willing to sing is encouraged to join regardless of their singing talents.

They came, they saw, they conquered. Uni took first place academically, second place for "spirit," and third place overall at the annual Southern Illinois Junior Classical League (IJCL) Convention last Saturday.

Food Pantry Club provides a valuable service to a local charity. Brendan Morales-Doyle takes a look at the work that the club does as they approach their Thanksgiving Food Sale.

The students from organic and accelerated chemistry classes have been participating in an education program called EnLiST, which allows them to go teach children in local schools about fundamental chemistry topics. Staff reporters Havah Berg and Kathryn Powell tagged along to see what they were up to.