One of the best things about the NBA is the fact that they have so many players from other countries who come overseas to play basketball at the highest level. This gives the NBA good leverage with other countries like Serbia, Australia, and China. The...
A quite well-known and famous celebrity in the Kpop industry by the name of Sulli, unfortunately passed away recently. About a week ago, the singer was sadly found dead by her manager at her home in Seongnam, South Korea. Since she lives alone,...
A Revolutionary Brand New Gene Editing Technique
Safely cutting and editing DNA is now easier than ever with prime editing! In the past, scientists have depended on CRISPR technology in order to edit genomes and explore the possibilities of...
The sports program at Oakton can be improved in many ways. As students at Oakton I feel it’s our job to help better the sports program and figure out how we can improve it. Renovation at Oakton will help the program majorly. Us students can help by...
With 20 people running for the Democratic election for 2020 race, it can be overwhelming to learn more about individual candidates. I will be focusing on the candidate who is currently leading in the polls, former Vice President, Joe Biden....
This year, Oakton High School made a drastic change to their regular Back-to-School Night routine. In previous years, Oakton would host two separate nights, one for the 9th and 10th grade parents, and one for the 11th and 12th grade parents. Parents would...
In the past decade, the effects of global warming have gotten significantly worse. Earth’s average surface temperature is at an all-time high, and it’s continuing to increase at an unnatural rate. Some people even predict that human life will not...
If a person were to walk through an Oakton hallway on any given day, the first thing they’d see is a flood of students with their eyes glued to their phones. Whether it be at school or at home, there has been an increase of teenagers spending more time...
Three siblings, all attending Brown University. Coming from a family of high expectations, my parents expect nothing less than an A, countless extracurricular opportunities, and more than eight AP classes during high school. While this may only be my...
Hurricane Dorian, which officially became a hurricane on Aug. 28, ravaged the Bahamas during its 48 hour stall over the islands. It is the strongest hurricane on record to ever hit this archipelago. Leaving over 70,000 without homes and a death toll...
It’s time to worry about finding dresses and dates again. With homecoming rapidly approaching, many students’ minds are now focused on who to ask, what to wear, where to eat, etc. Although it’s not until October 5, students already want to know...
At our Labor Day barbeque the night before my first day of freshman year, my cousin pulled me aside to chat about ‘school’. A rising senior at the time, I assumed she would want to share with me her advice for the next grim-looking four years that...
