Weighting for Change: How a Minority Thrives in the Paly Weight Room Maya Rathore February 12, 2020 Sports One does not typically think of young women when they imagine a weight room — they think of hulking men slamming weights back onto the ground or testosterone-filled teenage boys trying to put on mass. While th...
Review: Best espresso drinks from lesser-known coffee shops Maya Rathore December 18, 2019 Lifestyle It’s getting increasingly difficult to keep your eyes open past sundown or to have any energy at all. There are a couple of options to stay energized through the rest of the semester: a Vitamin D supplement, ex...
Pulitzer Prize finalist speaks at Paly Maya Rathore and Sarah O'Riordan December 15, 2019 News Recently, Paly’s renowned Media Arts Center hosted a notable guest speaker: Pulitzer Prize Finalist Maggie Steber. The American documentary photographer spoke to a beginning journalism class on Nov. 15. Steber...
Board, city agree about Cubberley Maya Rathore October 23, 2019 News With the school year now in full force, the Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education has been working on discussing and resolving issues that could potentially impact the district’s quality of educa...
School instructional minutes are not used effectively Maya Rathore May 24, 2019 Opinion It is an inevitable aspect of the school system: not everybody will enjoy every part of education, nor will they love every minute of every class period. What is more difficult for most students to swallow, tho...
The Truth About Dishonesty Neil Kapoor, Kiana Tavakoli and Maya Rathore April 20, 2019 Lifestyle, Showcase, Spotlight The names of sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity have been changed. Introduction Everybody’s doing it,” embattled college coach William Rick Singer said in a 2013 YouTube video, “it” referring to ...
Students explore “hidden” electives Maya Rathore April 11, 2019 Lifestyle, Student Life As course selection shuts its doors and the process of piecing together schedules for next year begins, counselors start their yearly struggle of packing kids into extremely popular classes — the kind of course...
Girls basketball maintains strong season despite playoff loss Maya Rathore March 9, 2019 Uncategorized After beating Menlo-Atherton in the semifinals, the girls lost to Sequoia High School in the California Interscholastic Federation Division I finals, losing by 50-34 on Feb. 23. The team had kept up their pri...
Plateaus: Practice Without Progress Maya Rathore March 1, 2019 Fall Sports, Sports, Spring Sports, Winter Sports Every athlete has had a bad day, whether it was a bad practice, game or race. Sometimes they land on their ankle the wrong way, distracting them from their shot, or they flick their wrist in the wrong direction...
Debunking common misconceptions about flu shots Maya Rathore February 26, 2019 Science/Tech As California and the rest of the United States trudge through the flu season, more cases of death and complications from the influenza virus are popping up on the news. Every year, the Center for Disease Contr...
