Movie releases during COVID-19 Zack Silver November 9, 2020 Uncategorized In a normal year, senior Jay Kurtz visits a movie theatre multiple times per month, watching new releases on the big screen and sharing an experience with fellow movie-goers. However, in the pandemic, he’s redu...
City Council adopts police reform rules Zack Silver October 6, 2020 News In order to help prevent the excessive use of force by police, the Palo Alto City Council unanimously voted on Aug. 24 to adopt a series of policies based on recommendations for the 8Can'tWait campaign. The...
Standards-based grading detrimental to student success Zack Silver June 5, 2020 Opinion In both school and in society, many institutions and traditions require radical change. However, grading is not one of them. Ever since Mount Holyoke College introduced it in 1887, American high school stude...
Local sports attempt to resume play amid COVID-19 pandemic Zack Silver June 2, 2020 Sports Paly baseball player Dominic De Feo had been preparing for the season for months, but as a result of the lockdown, his school season was cancelled, and his club season is on shaky ground. With the end of lo...
Apple clashes with FBI on privacy rights Zack Silver February 23, 2020 Science/Tech Who can access your cell phone? Right now, it’s just you — even the manufacturer cannot unlock it. But that’s subject to change, especially as many people in the federal government are pushing for access to dev...
