Electric Scooters coming to Palo Alto Olivia Ericsson March 21, 2020 News 1 With the constant traffic around Palo Alto causing significant congestion for drivers, the City of Palo Alto has begun implementing a new form of transportation: the electric scooter. After the details are fina...
Coaches motivated to give back Olivia Ericsson February 16, 2020 Girls Field Hockey, Sports, Spring Sports, Swimming For many of us, the word “coach” evokes the image of a large figure in sweatshirt and sweatpants, blowing a whistle and screaming different plays or directions to a less compliant group of players. But the job ...
Scientists ought to clarify consequences of climate change Olivia Ericsson December 13, 2019 Opinion Temperatures in Greenland have increased, melting over 40 billion tons of ice sheets since the 1970s, according to National Geographic. This summer, Europe underwent a huge heat wave in parts that typically do ...
Paly’s average annual carbon footprint recently on the rise Olivia Ericsson November 26, 2019 Science/Tech With the prominent fire danger and risk of destruction of many homes in Northern California, global warming is in effect. In response to the increase in global temperature due to pollution from humans, many pe...
Board seeks to add affordable housing Olivia Ericsson November 17, 2019 Uncategorized With the last Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education meeting, the board addressed many of the problems in the Palo Alto community on Oct. 15. The most prominent matter discussed is that of the new...
High foothills wildfire risk endangers major ecosystems Shiva Mohsenian and Olivia Ericsson October 2, 2019 News The Palo Alto foothills have become at elevated risk for wildfires due to the lack of precipitation in the area, increasing the land’s flammability. If ignited, the wildfire would be detrimental to local resid...
Youth joins in on trending workout classes Olivia Ericsson September 14, 2019 Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle With popular fitness chains like Barry's Bootcamp and Soul revolutionizing the concept of making working out enjoyable, Palo Alto community members are moving from training at traditional gyms to two new fitnes...
Sustainable clothing has longterm benefits Olivia Ericsson May 28, 2019 Lifestyle When shopping for clothing, most people can relate to the experience of trying to find the cheapest clothing and the best deal. However, behind all of this lays the damaging truth of the unnecessary destructive...
Boys lacrosse wins SCVAL Final Olivia Ericsson May 17, 2019 Boys Lacrosse, Sports, Spring Sports A lthough its season got off to a rough start, the boys varsity lacrosse team has fought to improve its record according to Coach DJ Shelton. Shelton said despite tough competition, that the team is growing an...
The Technicalities of Allergies Olivia Ericsson and Emma Todd March 26, 2019 Science/Tech As the so-called “gluten-free” pasta arrives at the dinner table in a downtown Palo Alto restaurant, sophomore Rachel Lysaght was eager to begin eating. Thinking the dish used a new brand of gluten free pasta...
