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  • November 17There will be a bus emergency drill Thursday, Nov. 21, and there is no late bus.
  • November 17The Amphitheater will be closed Monday, Nov. 18 for the removal of the US Musical set.
  • November 17School will be closed Friday, Nov. 22 for virtual parent-teacher conferences.
The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

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Charlotte Tragos, staff photo 2022

Charlotte Tragos, Columnist

Charlotte Tragos became an Oracle columnist in 2020 and continued it until she graduated. Her column focused on politics during and after Trump and Trumpism. She has a liberal bent and wrote about the evolving political landscape; she was interested in the shared values that can bring Americans back together. She graduated in 2023.

All content by Charlotte Tragos

The Scoop: A conversation with my trans brother

By Charlotte Tragos, Columnist
May 26, 2023
Advanced Study dancers, wearing bright red dresses, reach out their arms and point their feet as they look down on stage. "Pachinko," the dance, was based on the novel of the same name and featured the song "Run" by Joji.

Seniors Ava Cherniss, Penelope Bisley, wearing white dresses, and Daisy Marmur, wearing a black dress, look at each other smiling and holding hands as they dance. The trio was based on the novel, "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," and was choreographed by Bisley and Cherniss.

Advanced Study dancers pose on stage wearing sparkly mesh tops and baggy pants during their dance, "The Great Gatsby," which opened Night of Dance at the Broad Stage. The dance was choreographed by Jezebel Melara and based on the book by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This year is the first year that Night of Dance has been held at a theater since 2020. The theme of this year's show was "Timeless," with each dance representing a book and a different stage in the coming of age cycle.

[Photo] Behind the wings: Dancers, crew reflect on bringing ‘Timeless’ to life

By Nina Sperling, Senior Reporter
March 22, 2023
Chat GPT's home-screen illuminates the dangers and capabilities of the software. Among the more dangerous limitations are the spread of misinformation and lies.

Column: “Democracy: The Gift That Keeps on Giving (Threats)”

By Charlotte Tragos, Columnist
March 14, 2023
Justices pose on June 30, 2022 after Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the high Court. The justices nominated by conservatives have recently dealt with controversy involving corruption.

Column: Impeach the corrupted court

By Charlotte Tragos, Columnist
February 7, 2023
The American flag flies above the US capitol on a windy afternoon. The United States congress has been sworn in and will begin governance in January.

Column: Political violence and de threats to democracy

By Charlotte Tragos, Columnist
January 9, 2023
Trees sway in the wind at Archer on a windy day. The Archer School for Girls is one of several Los Angeles all-girls schools making an effort to include transgender kids in the educational environment.

Column: Transgender girls at Los Angeles girls schools

By Charlotte Tragos, Columnist
November 28, 2022
Sophomore Dylan Evans-Robinson hugs senior Uma Bajaj after giving her a speech during the varsity volleyball senior night celebration. The celebration occurred 10/13 following a home game against Pacifica Christian School.

[Photo] A fan-tastic game: Community members swarm to varsity volleyball senior night

By Greta Irvine, Editor in Chief
October 25, 2022
Activists protest outside of the Supreme Court ahead of the decision to overturn Roe V. Wade. The Supreme Courts precedent prompted many states to restrict and ban abortion access.

Column: Escape the conservative revolution

By Charlotte Tragos, Columnist
October 4, 2022
Thousands gather in Downtown Los Angeles May 14th to protest the preliminary decision to overturn Roe V. Wade, a set precedent. The choice by the Supreme Court is evidence of dangerous continued attacks on the most vulnerable.

Column: Speak out, speak now

By Charlotte Tragos, Columnist
June 4, 2022
Stickers line the outside of my kitchen window promoting pride and transgender visibility. There are many ways to uplift transgender show your support for the transgender community following March 31.

Column: Transgender visibility: A continual effort

By Charlotte Tragos, Columnist
May 2, 2022
Juniors Dani Fenster and Uma Bajaj hold up a sign while marching at the Youth Climate Strike Los Angeles. The strike took place March 25 in Downtown Los Angeles, and Archer students were granted excused absences for attending.

[Photo] Editorial: The immeasurable value of administrative support for climate activism

By 21-22 Oracle Editorial Board
April 24, 2022
Ukrainians protest against Russias invasion and attack on their sovereign nation. The world has responded to the insane agression by the Russian dictator.

Column: Banning oil from the oligarchy: Necessary damage

By Charlotte Tragos, Columnist
March 22, 2022
In the Archer library a pillar reading "honesty" is placed above shelves of books. Libraries and schools have been forced to ban books that local boards disapprove of.

Column: They’re burning books, let’s buy them

By Charlotte Tragos, Columnist
March 1, 2022
Lady justice holds an even scale. Criminal justice inequalities show how the scale of justice is not equal.

Column: Restorative justice: A service-oriented healing response to harm

By Charlotte Tragos, Columnist
January 26, 2022
Pro-choice advocates gather outside of Missouri's one Planned Parenthood. If Roe V. Wade is overturned, more than half of states will criminally prosecute abortion.

Column: After Roe, Griswold?

By Charlotte Tragos, Columnist
December 14, 2021
Juniors wear shoes and socks that do not abide by the uniform guidelines. One guidelines that was emphasized in many meetings was the shoes and socks policy that discouraged students from wearing shoes with platforms and socks that were not the allowed colors and that displayed patterns. This policy, although no new, caused many students to raise their concerns about what should and should not be allowed in the uniform policy.

Netflix workers and members of the entertainment industry gather to protest Netflix's protection of Dave Chappelle. The media giant has chosen to side with the comedian following backlash about anti-transgender comments he makes in his special.

Column: Tell a joke, Dave Chapelle

By Charlotte Tragos, Columnist
November 15, 2021
The congressional building is quiet months after Jan. 6. The insurrection occurred after Trump supporters stormed the capitol.

Column: The people versus Trumpism

By Charlotte Tragos, Columnist
October 10, 2021
A truck sponsored by Plan C drives around rural Texas before the abortion ban. Plan C has been providing telemedicine resources for women to access abortions.

Column: Plan B failed; what’s Plan C?

By Charlotte Tragos, Columnist
September 23, 2021
The California sample voter ballot provides a sample of the September ballot question. The California recall election is being described as unconstitutional by legal scholars under the US Constitution and California State Constitution.

Column: Vote no; Constitutional corruption in California election

By Charlotte Tragos, Columnist
September 6, 2021
Joe Biden smiles for his official White House Portrait. The Biden administration has been in office for more than 100 days.

Column: 100 days later

By Charlotte Tragos, Columnist
May 27, 2021
Lieutenant Donald Glenn Droz (right) poses with his crew on board his Navy ship in Vietnam. Droz was killed in battle on Apr 12, 1969, at 25 years old, leaving behind a wife, Judith Droz Keyes, and three-month-old daughter, Tracy Droz Tragos, whom he only met once.

Column: We need to ban military assault weapons

By Charlotte Tragos, Columnist
May 6, 2021
A computer screen lights up with news articles surrounding New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's sexual misconduct allegations. Cuomo currently has seven accusers.

Column: Resign, Governor Cuomo

By Charlotte Tragos, Columnist
March 14, 2021
The United States Capitol building stands after a violent insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, that killed 5 and injured more than 140. Donald Trump has been impeached for his role in inciting the insurrection.

Column: ‘Cancel Culture’ to the rescue: A response to the president’s exoneration

By Charlotte Tragos, Columnist
February 21, 2021
Over 159,000,000 votes were cast in the 2020 election. This tally marks a record-high number of ballots cast in a presidential election and the highest voter turnout since the 1900s.

Column: My experience as a poll-watcher

By Charlotte Tragos, Columnist
January 6, 2021
After hours of volunteering as a poll observer on election day, Nov. 3rd, Charlotte Tragos captures a photo of the voting site in Las Vegas, Nevada. “[Dani and I] were eating marshmallows in the trunk of the car while watching the voters outside the site,” Tragos said while recalling the moment she took the photo.

[Photo] Sophomores Charlotte Tragos, Dani Fenster volunteer as poll observers in 2020 presidential election

By Greta Irvine, Editor in Chief
December 10, 2020
Donald Trump and Mike Pence take the stage at an event in Washington D.C. Trump was previously diagnosed with COVID-19 and therefore cancelled the second debate on Oct. 15.

Column: The unpresidential debate

By Charlotte Tragos, Columnist
October 18, 2020
The statue of sixteenth president Abraham Lincoln sits in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The Lincoln Project was founded by eight individuals including a Washington Post contributing columnist, George Conway and New York Times best selling author, Rick Wilson.

Column: How a diehard Democrat joined a Republican group

By Charlotte Tragos, Columnist
August 25, 2020
Seventh grade students Sofia D'Addario and Annabelle Terner splash in the water of a Utah canyon. This image won the photo competition.

[Photo] 7th grade Arrow Week photo competition winner announced

By Cybele Zhang, Editor-in-Chief
May 3, 2018
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