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Teens often base skincare routines on sponsored cosmetics for adults
Teens often base skincare routines on sponsored cosmetics for adults
Kate Xia, Lifestyle & Science/Tech Editor • May 14, 2024

A blurred version of herself clouded by steam stands in front of junior Pippa West as purple, yellow and blue bottles stare back at her. Looking down from her bathroom mirror, West picks up a yellow-blue...

Author Joanna Ho spreads awareness at MAC presentation
Author Joanna Ho spreads awareness at MAC presentation
Annika Chu, Staff Writer • May 13, 2024

Joanna Ho, a 2000 Paly grad and the author of “The Silence That Binds Us,” “We Who Produce Pearls” and other books about the Asian American...

RISE hosts sexual assault survivor Rowena Chiu to spread awareness about sexual violence
RISE hosts sexual assault survivor Rowena Chiu to spread awareness about sexual violence
Dhruv Shetty, Editor-in-Chief • April 25, 2024

Rowena Chiu, a former assistant to movie producer Harvey Weinstein, spoke at the Haymarket Theater on Thursday regarding her experience alleging...

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Imperial Treasure restaurant offers authentic Chinese cuisine
Imperial Treasure restaurant offers authentic Chinese cuisine
Lucas Yuan and Holden Lee May 8, 2024

Tucked away within the Palo Alto Central building on California Avenue lies Imperial Treasure, a Chinese restaurant that opened at the end of...

New York Times games rise in popularity among students, building community
New York Times games rise in popularity among students, building community
Alec Bonnard, Lifestyle & Science/Tech Editor and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager • May 3, 2024

If junior Ivan Sandler isn’t playing The New York Times’s “Wordle,” “Connections” or “The Mini” while his first-period math class...

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International universities enhance independence, broaden perspectives
Gabriella Gulman, Business Manager • April 27, 2024

When former Paly student Diana Narancic applied to colleges during her senior year, international schools didn’t cross her mind until she started...

Finding Faith
Finding Faith
Olivia Atkinson, Annika Chu and Alex Isayama March 27, 2024

As chatter flies across the spread of meals, senior Anna Van Riesen finds herself absorbed in conversations including a variety of cultures, faiths and traditions. She looks up at her mother, a pastor...

Colleges should continue the recruitment process for athletes
Colleges should continue the recruitment process for athletes
Amaya Bharadwaj, Staff Writer • May 11, 2024

Among the hundreds of thousands of people applying to colleges each year, many have an assumption that strong athletic abilities unfairly guarantee...

United Nations’ lack of power undercuts legislation
United Nations’ lack of power undercuts legislation
Holden Lee, Lifestyle & Science/Tech Editor • May 11, 2024

As the president of our school’s Model United Nations club, I present the UN as a bastion of international cooperation — the organization...

Embrace localized interpretations of cultural dishes
Embrace localized interpretations of cultural dishes
Lucas Yuan, Managing Editor • May 11, 2024

As the sun beams directly over the plaza, a group of rowdy teenage boys stroll down the sidewalk, discussing where to grab food after a hard-fought...

Departments should standardize courses for consistency
Departments should standardize courses for consistency
Meryem Orazova, Staff Writer • April 7, 2024

As I navigate my way around campus, swapping stories with friends about the recent chemistry lab and the nearly impossible trig test, one recurring...

Caltrain noise pollution disrupts classes near tracks
Caltrain noise pollution disrupts classes near tracks
Meryem Orazova, Staff Writer • April 18, 2024

As the cross country and track and field teams begin their daily warm-up route, sophomore William Xue jogs along the train tracks of Alma Street....

Students deal with misconceptions of hidden disabilities
Students deal with misconceptions of hidden disabilities
Cherianne Yoon, Staff Writer • April 13, 2024

The word “disability” often leads people to imagine wheelchairs, prosthetics and handicapped parking, but in reality, at least 10% of Americans...

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Team unity, nutrition drive athlete pre-game rituals
Henry Liu, Staff Writer • April 22, 2024

Anxious to consume their proper calorie intakes in preparation for a game the following day, hungry football players surround a row of tables...

Sophomore Keira Mok performs her routine at Nationals. “Even though we struggled a little bit with placements at our regional tournaments and local ones, we ended up doing really well at Nationals,” senior Rachel Ho said.
Dance wins first place at Nationals
Annika Chu, Staff Writer • April 15, 2024

For the second year in a row, the dance team placed first in the Open Small Hip Hop category at USA Nationals on March 23. Senior and captain...

Badminton readies new members
Badminton readies new members
Amaya Bharadwaj, Staff Writer • March 24, 2024

Badminton kicked off their season with 120 sign-ups for a traditionally 48-person team, according to junior and Varsity Badminton Assistant Captain...

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