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Athlete spotlight: Oliver Gonzalez

Athlete spotlight: Oliver Gonzalez

Jessica Qi, Sports Editor February 4, 2025

Now in his fourth year at Oak Park High School, senior Oliver Gonzalez takes pride in being an Eagle. Gonzalez represents the Eagles in four different sports: football, soccer, lacrosse and track. No matter...

Alternatives to Starbucks

Alternatives to Starbucks

Gabriella Paul, Ombudsman February 4, 2025

Whether we admit it or not, Starbucks plays an irreplaceable role in American lives. With around 40 thousand Starbucks locations worldwide, and over 18 thousand just in North America, consumers constantly...

Two puppies at the Life and Pet Rescue adoption day at PetSmart

Paws For Love: Life and Pet Rescue

Diya Johny and Sahana Sri February 4, 2025

At the Westlake Petsmart, nonprofit organization Life and Pet Rescue has been hosting adoption days for 32 years every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The adoption days, where prospective pet families...

Meyer Green office on Stanford’s campus

Touring the Future 5: Stanford

Abhinav Kodali, Senior Staff Writer February 4, 2025

If you’re looking for a western counterpart to the Ivy League, I would suggest you take a look at Stanford University. Then I would suggest you keep looking, because Stanford is so much more than just...

What sparked the disaster?

What sparked the disaster?

Dylan Boyd, Senior Staff Writer February 4, 2025

Just a few weeks ago, Southern California celebrated the start of a New Year with high spirits and euphoria. But, on the morning of Jan. 7, 2025, chaos began. Close to the Temescal Ridge trail located...

The psychology behind seasonal depression and how to combat it

The psychology behind seasonal depression and how to combat it

Jade Wolff, Social Media Manager February 4, 2025

2025 is well underway and temperatures are at some of their lowest. With everyone wearing hoodies and the sun setting by 6 p.m., a Talon Instagram poll revealed that 71% of Oak Park High School students...

The science behind color theory

Marina Avramenko, Guest Writer January 27, 2025

Red. Colors, just like words, evoke an emotional stimulus. When a person registers the color red, a nerve impulse transmits from the eye, up the optic nerve and to the visual cortex – a part of the...

When celebrity crushes go too far

When celebrity crushes go too far

Tanvi Jeurkar, Social Media Manager January 27, 2025

Whether it’s football, musical theater or indie films, everyone is a fan of something. In an age where media of all forms is so accessible, it’s impossible not to indulge in some level of idolatry...

New Year, New Students: How high schoolers are making the switch

New Year, New Students: How high schoolers are making the switch

Ella Broms and Caroline Bi January 21, 2025

As 2025 begins, the new year invites students to take the initiative to be ambitious in their goal-setting. Regardless of what their New Year's resolution may be, students take action left and right trying...

In the line of fire

In the line of fire

Kelsey Frieborn and Isabella Xing January 21, 2025

Over the past couple of weeks, fires have broken loose throughout Southern California. In the aftermath of their wake, there was significant damage to homes and loss of life. Resources were stretched thin...

East Asian media sweeps the world

East Asian media sweeps the world

Hannah Ma, Opinion Editor January 21, 2025

The second season of “Squid Game” hit Netflix on Dec. 26, 2024. And though reviews have been mixed in comparison to the first season, it has still become an Internet sensation with its action-packed...

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