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LPS passes a new phone bill requiring a phone policy at every school. Students and teachers were mostly in support of this decision.

New phone legislature affects Nebraska schools

Jilliana Venema, Staff Writer • October 2, 2025

On May 20, 2025, Bill LB140 was passed at the Nebraska state capitol. This bill required school districts to develop a specific phone policy and to declare an emergency. The bill would immediately take...

Many signs like these are scattered throughout Lincoln. Closed roads have caused a lot of confusion and stress for drivers.

When will Lincoln road closures reach their closure?

Finley Paprocki, Staff Writer • September 30, 2025

Lincoln City road closures have become a huge problem for drivers during the fall months of 2025. Roads are shut down to one lane, turning lanes are completely blocked, and driving has become a complete...

John Skretta's benevolence as the new LPS superintendent ensures successful school years to come. He was elected in September 2025 to become the new LPS superintendent and has not disappointed.

New superintendent takes the helm at Lincoln Public Schools

Nitya Haridas, Editor • September 29, 2025

On September 9, 2025, John Skretta was voted unanimously by the Board of Education to become the next LPS superintendent following Paul Gausman who announced his retirement in December 2024 due to wanting...

Starting April 2025, the nationwide ACT exam is adjusting its requirements by increasing time and decreasing questions, as well as modifying a section to become optional. This change will apply to juniors and seniors who have or haven't taken the exam.

Nationwide ACT exam puts new adjustments into place, bringing about an easier, more bearable testing experience

Zahraa Aljabiry, Editor, Website Editor • September 29, 2025

In April 2025, the nationwide ACT exam adjusted its requirements for all students in an effort to improve comprehension of material and raise average scores. ACT CEO Janet Godwin first announced the changes...

Set F of Expressions performs on stage on the Friday performance of the show. The students reportedly spent over a month preparing for the big event.

EAST EXCELLENCE–Students face off in Battle of the Bands Expressions concert

Mouse Kaufhold, Editor • May 15, 2025

East High School's annual end-of-year choir performance, Expressions, took place Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3, 2025. The concert featured over 50 students and 23 songs in all, between its medleys,...

Spartans are showing off their East pride holding the 2023-24 NSAA cup. These athletes worked hard to win the honor of becoming 3-peat champions.

EAST EXCELLENCE–Spartans are cruising for a 4-peat

Hazel Ockander, Editor • May 14, 2025

Lincoln East is a state-renowned school for good reasons. Since the 2021-2022 school year, East has won the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) cup, three times, proving its athletic and academic...

A message painted on the side of Nelson Produce Farms reminds its visitors that it is a local business. The Tulip Festival, set to begin in late April, will be an amazing source of revenue for the family owned and farm.

Blooming into Spring: Nelson Produce Farm brings the beauty of the Netherlands’s tulip fields to Nebraska

Claire Weibye, Editor, Layout Editor • April 3, 2025

400,000 bulbs and four acres are set aside this spring for Nelson Produce Farm’s first ever Tulip Festival. The local and family owned farm located outside of Elkhorn, Nebraska hosts many events throughout...

"Hit them where it hurts: their bank accounts," is the common mindset of people participating in economic protests across the country. Prolonged boycotts have forced companies to change their policies in the past, such as Nike's change in labor practices in the 1990s following protests.

Shining light on the economic blackout

Mouse Kaufhold, Editor • March 26, 2025

Thousands of people across the nation participated in an “economic blackout” on Friday, February 28, 2025. The protest, led by a grassroots organisation called The People’s Union, transpired amidst...

Ramadan is one month out of twelve in the Islamic calendar. The date in which Ramadan began each year is determined by the sighting of the new crescent moon.

Fasting for the soul

Zahraa Aljabiry, Editor, Website Editor • March 26, 2025

♪ It’s the most wonderful time of the year! ♪ While Christmas may be the first holiday that song brings to mind, Ramadan is the most wonderful and important time of year for Muslims. Lasting 30 days,...

Lincoln East senior Abena Bonsu hugs 93.7 The Ticket FM owner and keynote speaker Derrick Pearson as part of his effort to leave the room covered in love. Pearson has never failed in making strangers feel like family.

Winter weather postpones DEI youth summit, but love prevails

Gabe Buggi, Staff Writer • February 27, 2025

On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, Lincoln Public Schools’ Northwest High School was to be bustling with roughly 120 scholars from various school districts across Nebraska for the 3rd annual “Greater Than...

Our Oracle staff ('24-'25) at the College of Journalism and Memorial Stadium on a day-trip on November 7, 2024.

Oracle Applications Link!

Emily Geldmeier, Advisor • January 15, 2025

Interested in being a part of Lincoln East's newspaper, The Oracle? Click this link here to apply to potentially be on the 2025-2026 staff! Interviews are due on February 14th, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. '25-'26...

The Washington Post breaks it’s thirty-six year tradition of candidate endorsement in elections, stirs up controversy among many

The Washington Post breaks it’s thirty-six year tradition of candidate endorsement in elections, stirs up controversy among many

Zahraa Aljabiry, Editor, Website Editor • December 2, 2024

With the upcoming presidential election, American newspapers have started looking into which candidate to endorse. Frequent readers of newspapers such as The New York Times, The Journal Star, and The Washington...

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