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What is Fortnite?

April 9, 2018

Fortnite, by Epic Games, is one of the most popular video game out right now. The game’s original mode involved players working together to build a fort, collect resources, and obtain weapons during the day to ward off the zombies that come at ni...

Faculty Spotlight: Mike Adams

Nathalie Stein, Editor

April 9, 2018

Mike Adams is Uni’s financial officer, and possibly the most important faculty member you’ve never heard of. He’s responsible for much of the day-to-day functions of Uni that keep it going and which we, the students, rar...

Student group continues planning 4/20 walkout

Anya Kaplan-Hartnett, Faizah Rauther, and Kristine Wang

April 5, 2018

On March 14, more than 300 Uni students walked out of class to hold 17 minutes of silence in remembrance of the 17 victims of the shooting at MDS High School in Parkland, Florida. The walkout on March 14 was great, but there...

Sophomores reflect on their mandatory sexual harassment talk

Neha Aluru, Faizah Rauther, and Kristine Wang

March 18, 2018

On Monday, February 12, the sophomore class attended their mandatory sexual harassment assembly during Uni Period, which many described as tense. Every grade level at Uni was required to attend their own meeting. According to...

Students report academic pressure at Uni

May Yang, Staff Writer

March 14, 2018

At a school with a strong emphasis on academic success and rigor, academic pressure is found in nearly all students. Most students report experiencing large amounts of stress and anxiety along with these feelings. Many Uni st...

Why you should participate in the upcoming school walkouts

The Gargoyle Staff

March 12, 2018

Note: The story has been edited to reflect that the seventeen deaths at Stoneman Douglas included both students and teachers. Since the Sandy Hook School shooting in 2012, there have been 186 school shootings in the US. Doz...

Professor McDuffie’s viewpoint on racial dynamics

Neha Aluru, Faizah Rauther, and Kristine Wang

March 5, 2018

On February 9, Uni High had a school-wide assembly in honor of Black History month. Professor Erik McDuffie, from the department of African American Studies, spoke about African history and how the history of African American...

Uni’s Scholastic Bowl team win state championship tournament

February 17, 2018

Uni gets new charging stations

Annette Lee, Editor

February 1, 2018

On January 11th there was an unexpected addition to the first floor. Students flocked to see the new phone-charging station. According to Associate Director Dr. Ida Nuckolls, it is a charging station from kwikboost, only for pho...

What Uni students need to know about pursuing a law career

Annette Lee, Writer

January 22, 2018

A number of Uni students are interested in law, but the field is not discussed often at Uni. While emails are sent out regularly about opportunities in other areas, such as engineering or math, law opportunities are hardly ev...

A retrospective on Uni’s pizza sales

Ethan Chen

December 20, 2017

Before the 2015-2016 school year, Tuesdays and Thursdays were alight with excitement because of two words -- “Pizza Sales”. During lunch, pizza was sold to students at the price of 1 dollar per slice. Students would line ...

Students share ways they get through Finals

Mallika Luthar, Editor

December 19, 2017

With finals underway, Uni students are becoming increasingly stressed. Find out how students deal with their stress and what they look forward to doing after the semester is over. Sophomore Henry D’Angelo says: “...