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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, Staff Writer • 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, Staff Writer • 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, Staff Writer • 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, Staff Writer • 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, Staff Writer • 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...

The village of Angoon is a town you can visit today, home to around 450 permanent residents and many summer visitors as well. However, tourists have typically arrived by ferry, which treated them immediately to a view of the section of the town that was destroyed by the U.S. Navy.

The US Navy Makes Apologies for the Destruction of Alaskan Native Villages

Mouse Kaufhold, Staff Writer • November 20, 2024

In 1869, three Tlingit villages were set ablaze, one of which had been quite populous and found itself victim to a bombardment the day prior. In 1882, the Tlingit village of Angoon was bombed, looted,...

A section of The Good Life Halfsy race took place on the road around Holmes Lake in Lincoln. This gave runners a beautiful view while participating in the half marathon.

The Good Life Halfsy continues a Lincoln tradition with record breaking attendance

Kaitlyn Peitzmeier, Editor, Social Media Editor • November 18, 2024

The 11th annual Good Life Halfsy marathon took place on Sunday, October 27, 2024 all throughout the city of Lincoln, Nebraska. This year had 7,100 participating runners, crushing last year's number of...

The map of The United States of America represents the 13 states that had been affected by the recent McDonald's E.coli outbreak. It's important to see the geographical outlook of this outbreak for information on where the contaminated products are being sold and eaten.

McDonalds E.coli outbreak affects many states resulting in dozens of hospitalizations

Tatum Lewis, Staff Writer • November 15, 2024

The McDonald’s E. coli outbreak is rapidly spreading, infecting more innocent civilians. As of last week, 90 people had fallen ill in 13 different states linked to the onions in the McDonald's Quarter...

The BIG 10 Conference expands, creating realignment within the NCAA. As Washington, Oregon, UCLA, and South California leave the PAC 12, the Big 10 now expands across 4 time zones, adding hundreds of miles to the cross country travel of student athletes.

Coast to coast expansion of the Big 10 affects student athletes’ life and play

Lily Abele, Staff Writer • November 7, 2024

The Big Ten Conference now expands from coast to coast, as it started the 2024 football season as UCLA and USC announced their joining in 2022, as well as Oregon and Washington a year later. However, this...

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