It's a familiar scene to Uni students. Filing into Uni Gym, sitting in orderly rows, and staying still for hours as the administration recognizes and honors those who have achieved more than any of their peers. But is it the best system?

Starting next week, many older Uni students that will begin to take Advanced Placement (AP) tests at other high schools--something that is necessary because we don't offer AP classes or even AP tests at Uni. I think it is a good thing that we don't offer AP classes at Uni, because we can get all the benefits of AP credit at Uni without sacrificing the quality of our classes.

More than two months ago, under president Barack Obama's orders, all American flags flew at half-mast on Dec. 14, the night of the school shooting in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Statuses pronouncing hearts broken with the victims, empathy, injustice, and frustrated calls for change littered my Facebook news feed. The evening's ongoing TV coverage all seemed to fall under a theme of helplessness disguised under a pretense of positive takes that one who had really witnessed or gone through the experience could not possibly identify with or find helpful.

Gargoyle Editor James Boyle asks how well Uni tolerates political diversity and difference of opinion.

People have asked me if I'd go to Uni again, and I honestly can't answer. I have no idea if I've wasted my last five years or not. I didn't do too well on the academic front of things, yet I don't regret it. I feel like I should feel guilty for putting off so many assignments, and just straight up not doing most of them. But I don't.

Senior Sarah Yockey goes by many names. Yock, Yockey, the older Yockey, Yockinator, Sare-Bear, and Sarah Joy. Here she reflects on these names and the legacy of her time at Uni.

If you had asked senior Nikita Dutta at different points throughout high school whether or not she was glad she came to Uni, her response would have varied. By now, though, she thinks she can answer the question more definitely. While there are things she won’t miss about the school, it’s also given her a few things she can’t imagine living without.

Gargoyle reporter Brendan Morales-Doyle discusses the impact, loss, and importance of Chicago Bulls star player, Derrick Rose.

On Tuesday, February 28, Kenney Gym topped a list of the five best area gyms to watch a prep game. Gargoyle reporter Emma Hoyer gives her opinion about the article, as well as Kenney Gym's placing on the list.

Opinions Editor James Boyle would like to give his personal thanks to assistant director Sue Kovacs for dedicating more than ten years of excellent service to Uni High.

Last Friday, students found out, via an e-mail attachment sent from Director Jeff Walkington to Uni parents, that the schedule for the last week of the semester, finals week, had been changed. Students will now be required to show up for every class, regardless of whether or not they have an actual exam scheduled. However, Gargoyle reporter Nikita Dutta sees a plethora of issues with this new policy.

By the end of the first quarter it has become clear to me that Uni Period is too long and lunch is too short. While there are many benefits to having Uni Period, it is regularly used inefficiently, which runs against its intended purpose. The Uni High Administration needs to be cognizant of the problems with Uni Period, and revise the schedule accordingly.

Brendan Morales-Doyle takes a look at the most recent debate in Washington about whether to tax the richest Americans or to cut government spending, an issue that is at the heart of many of our country's poverty issues.

Opinions Editor Jenny Cooke was a recent victim of a most heinous crime which occurred INSIDE the protection of the prox system. She refuses to go down without a whine. Check inside to read more about this great travesty and her reflections on the incident.

Wait...weren't seniors bigger in the past? Did they grow, or did we shrink? With less than a month left of school, Margarita Mouschovias reflects back on her five years at Uni.