environment – The Oracle

June 17The Oracle will be on hiatus until late August for summer break.

From Temescal Canyon hiking trail in the Pacific Palisades, a layer of smog and air pollution can be seen looming over Los Angeles’ coastal cities.

Column: Dear Brother

March 3, 2020

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind is a non-fiction book that details the human existence in an easily digestible way. While it's not a book about environmental activism, learning about the history of the Homo Sapien species is an eye-opening experience, and one I believe should be a fundamental aspect of education.

Column: Extinction Past, Present and Future

February 2, 2020

Destiny Morado '22 cheers at the Los Angeles Global Climate Strike. She said she was grateful to attend the event with Archer.

‘Our future matters’: Global Climate Strike calls for governmental action, ’empowers’ youth

September 21, 2019

A beaver gnaws on a plant in Lily Lake, located in Rocky Mountain National Park. Beavers live in lakes and rivers; they create their homes and dams using nearby trees.

Column: Learn from rodents — leave tree chopping to beavers

November 19, 2018

Vehicles drive on a freeway. Greenhouse gas emissions from cars contribute to air pollution and detrimental health. Photo courtesy of California Air Resources Board.

Op-Ed: Reducing carbon emissions one footprint at a time

June 1, 2018

Letter to the Editor: Plastic Waste

Letter to the Editor: Plastic Waste

June 1, 2018

Letter to the Editor: Meatless Mondays

Letter to the Editor: Meatless Mondays

May 15, 2018

A bee pollinates a flower. With the bee population in decline, it is important that humans make an effort to save the important species. Image source: <a href=

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Op-ed: Decline in bee population causes negative impacts

May 24, 2017

A clothing rack with clothes from several different fast fashion brands. Clothing like this harms the environment and the workers who make it.

Fast Fashion: ‘unsustainable’ for environment, human rights

May 24, 2017

As much as I hate to admit it, pictured here is a bag of plastic water bottles that my family consumed in just a week. Action needs to be taken to limit our usage of plastic bottles, and if my family can do it, then anyone can.

Op-Ed: Plastic water bottles are destroying our health, planet

May 17, 2017

A tomato basil salad with mozzarella, avocado and balsamic. This simple salad is super filling due to its fat content from the cheese and avocado.

Column: The Dish on Pescetarianism

April 17, 2017

From left to right, Nigol Vanian, Julia Vanian and Corrinne Vinian pose for a photo. The family has been involved with the United Nations.

United Nation members visit Archer

February 24, 2017

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