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The Oracle

Lincoln East High School's home of Spartan news

The Oracle

As Spartans apply to colleges, anxieties regarding admissions decisions arise during the review period. This common experience has existed since the creation of college applications and has only worsened over time as admissions rates have declined.

Decisions, Decisions

Gabe Buggi, Staff Writer December 2, 2024

“Click!” You just submitted your application to the school of your dreams. The screen reads, “Congratulations! Thank you for your application! We look forward to reviewing it in the coming weeks!”...

The band Iceage performs on stage for a live audience. They captivated their fans through their unique music and performance style.

Introducing Iceage

Sweet Pea Ratliff, Staff Writer December 2, 2024

Iceage is a relatively small punk band from Copenhagen formed in 2008 and they’ve recently captured my attention due to their unique sound and eccentric lead singer. They’re known for bringing back...

How to survive the Thanksgiving family gathering

How to survive the Thanksgiving family gathering

Avari Wischhof, Co-Editor-in-Chief November 29, 2024

Thanksgiving gatherings are for sure some of the most memorable experiences that people have with their family. While it may actually be an enjoyable time for some, many find themselves dreading what feels...

Sweet Pea Ratliff slumps at her desk during 5th period with an energy drink in hand due to a lack of sleep. Highschool sleep schedules are often a struggle to maintain, which causes tiredness throughout the school.

Spartans’ Shrinking Sleep Schedules

Gabe Buggi, Staff Writer October 28, 2024

As Spartans transition into the second quarter, sleep deprivation begins to grasp many. Late nights and early mornings become more frequent as the year progresses, leaving more and more Spartans sleepy. According...

Money management is a skill many struggle with and find challenging to handle. By enacting a few tips and boundaries, those with spending habits can find themselves on a track to start saving more money.

Art of being frugal

Avari Wischhof, Co-Editor-in-Chief October 28, 2024

As a human in this extremely expensive world, many find themselves spending way too much money on things that they don’t even need. Rising inflation rates and an increasing desire to purchase are a dangerous...

The sun shines through the Autumn leaves on the Lincoln East highschool campus. This photo was taken to capture the feeling of fall.

Fall playlist

Sweet Pea Ratliff, Staff Writer October 28, 2024

If you’re looking for some new music to listen to as the season transitions from summer to fall, you’re in the right place. I have crafted this playlist which consists of 12 songs and includes mostly...

AP Literature student, Ella Herzberg, uses her phone in a 'red zone' during the school day on September 23, 2024. A 'red zone' is an area where personal electronic devices must be turned off and out of sight from the beginning to the end of each class period.

Lincoln Public School’s new phone policy is limiting student success post graduation

Claire Weibye, Editor, Layout Editor October 3, 2024

At the start of the 2023-24 school year, Lincoln Public Schools instated a new policy regarding personal devices in the classroom. The policy’s rules state that student’s phones must be out of sight...

Teacher burnout is a serious problem in the education industry. LPS provides a service called an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to teachers that provides a certain number of therapy appointments, and then the rest have to be covered by insurance.

Students feel the brunt of schools’ inability to provide

Mouse Kaufhold, Staff Writer September 25, 2024

Property taxes are the main source for school funding, and so to offset the financial burden of heightening property values, Lincoln Public Schools (LPS) has taken a budget cut of 32 million dollars for...

Many doctors struggle with guilt after they provide the necessities to end a patient's life. Following up with an assisted suicide, doctors felt blameworthy and began to rethink their decisions.

Suicide Awareness Month: Assisted Suicide

Zahraa Aljabiry, Staff Writer September 23, 2024

Many people around the world struggle with harsh conditions, both mentally and physically. This may push them towards the idea of suicide, as it’s their interpretation of relief. In certain areas recently,...

On September 9, 2024 Colleen Hoover's best selling book "It Ends With Us" can be found at Barnes & Noble with an assortment of different merch after the release of the movie "It End With Us" based on her book. The movie has brought even more attention to Hoover and her books, creating a large fan base around her

Colleen Hoover books are creating a bad representation for women

Tatum Lewis, Staff Writer September 20, 2024

With the recent release of the hit movie “It Ends With Us,” famous author and New York Times bestseller Colleen Hoover has recently been under fire for her explicit and insensitive books that leave...

The more and more users engage with social media, the greater a motive for companies to increase psychological tactics to increase time spent on the platforms. Users would do well to monitor their time and use of it on social medias, to make sure they - not watching companies - are in control of their online experience. Photo liscensed under Unsplash

The money-motivated science of social media

Kylie Brown, Staff Writer, Editor April 24, 2024

Humanity lives in a social age like never before, with dozens of social media apps provided free of charge at the fingertips of anyone who owns a phone. But though the advertised benefits of these apps...

The results from the Iowa Caucus show that Donald Trump is heavily favored as the 2024 Republican presidential candidate. Following the Iowa Caucus, DeSantis, Ramaswamy, and Binkley dropped out of the race, leaving it between Nikki Haley and Trump.

Is Nikki Haley the answer?

Claire Weibye, Editor, Layout Editor February 2, 2024

On January 17, 2024, voters from across the state of Iowa entered polling locations to vote in the Iowa Caucus, an electoral event that occurs every four years. Voters gather to discuss and select candidates...

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