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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

The Oracle
The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

The Oracle
Paulina DePaulo

Paulina DePaulo, Columnist

Paulina joined the Oracle as a columnist in 2022. With her strong passion for computer science and long-lasting gaming obsession, she shared her love for games with the Archer community and highlighted the unseen aspects of indie video games. She graduated in 2023.

All content by Paulina DePaulo
My friend and I took this screenshot of our avatars on one of our favorite servers. Throughout all the years I’ve played video games, it’s always been the one I can consistently return to, having built some of my strongest relationships and shaped who I am as a person.

Column: Create new world

By Paulina DePaulo, Columnist
May 22, 2023
Image displays a Nintendo Switch alongside a gaming mouse and a few dollar bills. With the overwhelming prices of video games in the modern age, here are five wonderful games that you can play for free! Image credit to Paulina DePaulo.

Column: The best games in life are free

By Paulina DePaulo, Columnist
May 4, 2023
My old outdoor cat, Bertie, explores a rooftop. In the video game “Stray," you play as an adventurous young cat who traverses a post-apocalyptic world to uncover clues and liberate civilizations.

Column: The future is feline

By Paulina DePaulo, Columnist
March 16, 2023
This image is an illustration of the fungus Cordyceps as depicted in "The Last of Us". The new HBO show is an adaptation of the 2013 Playstation game, and stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey.

Column: How The Last of Us is changing the game

By Paulina DePaulo, Columnist
February 23, 2023
A screenshot of "Little Nightmare’s" profile on Steam, a popular video game marketplace. “Little Nightmares” is a 3D puzzle-platformer that follows the adventures of main character Six in an underground resort complex.

Column: Smaller than life

By Paulina DePaulo, Columnist
January 27, 2023
Displayed is Stanley's computer that he uses during his office job at the beginning of "The Stanley Parable." The story game follows Stanley on one peculiar day at work when all of a sudden his coworkers disappear. 

Column: The end is never

By Paulina DePaulo, Columnist
December 15, 2022
A picture of Security Breach's Steam listing that I took only ten days after the game's initial release. After sending the picture to my friends in brief hesitation, I started to play the new survival horror game for the first time. Image credits to Paulina DePaulo.

Column: Freddy, you’re supposed to be scary…

By Paulina DePaulo, Columnist
December 7, 2022
This image is a screenshot of my own workspace in Unity, a common game engine used by professional developers. I've made the game world to resemble a typical Coda game, along with a picture of a lamppost — one of the game's most prominent symbols.

Column: Game within game within game…

By Paulina DePaulo, Columnist
October 27, 2022
Pictured above is the loading screen from "Before Your Eyes." Created by GoodbyeWorld Games, the game takes players through the memories of the main character as he navigates the afterlife.

Column: One blink at a time

By Paulina DePaulo, Columnist
September 26, 2022
Archer's varsity swim team competes in a meet Feb. 24. The team competed in the Liberty League meet, which was held at Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Pool. "A lot of us are really really good swimmers so we did really well in the meet and that was fun," junior Paulina DePaulo said.

[Photo] ‘It feels like you’re flying’: Varsity swimmers reflect on start of season

By Cadence Callahan, Voices Editor
March 12, 2022
Seventh grade Arrow Week photo competition.

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

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