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Student-run clubs champion social change

Isabella Bian, Staff Writer March 26, 2024

In a wave of teal, Paly students rush to cram into the football field’s student section before kickoff as senior Tate Hardy hands out teal ribbons and wristbands to commemorate Ovarian Cancer Awareness...

Art By: Aurelia McKinney

Books, movies provide romance tropes, unrealistic expectations

Isabelle Carlsen, Staff Writer March 25, 2024

As rain taps steadily on the windows in front of her, junior Lava Serohi wraps a white, fuzzy blanket around her shoulders. She snuggles closer to her sister on the couch, getting ready to watch “10...

Presidential elections raise mixed opinions

Presidential elections raise mixed opinions

Gavin Lin, Assistant Managing Editor March 25, 2024

The 2024 presidential election is rapidly approaching. With incumbent Joe Biden leading Democratic primaries and Donald Trump leading Republican primaries, a Biden-Trump rematch is potentially on the horizon...

Solving Earth: Lucas and Holden’s new approach to tackling climate change

Solving Earth: Lucas and Holden’s new approach to tackling climate change

Holden Lee and Lucas Yuan March 23, 2024

Writers’ Note: Earth Day is just around the corner (well, a couple corners), and we strongly encourage everyone to participate. The health of our planet has a direct impact on our lives and future, and...

Boycotting rises in popularity

Boycotting rises in popularity

Holden Lee, Lifestyle & Sci/Tech Editor March 23, 2024

Swiping through his friends’ Instagram stories, sophomore Aaron Shone feels a sense of déjà vu wash over him. Dozens of reposts of the same green and white infographic in support of boycotting Starbucks...

Art by Dorian Luo

English teachers use new AI detection platforms to identify plagiarism

Amaya Bharadwaj, Staff Writer March 3, 2024

As she sat at her desk for hours on end, she couldn’t come up with an answer to her English assignment. She thinks about writing an answer herself but doesn’t want to risk a bad grade. She could also...

Art by Cherianne Yoon

Fast-casual restaurants increase in popularity

Cynthia Huang, Staff Writer March 3, 2024

The familiar, tantalizing aroma of refried beans and spiced, peppery chicken hitting the sizzling grill greets freshman Melody Xu and a few of her friends as they walk into Chipotle, ready to order. She...

High prices, hidden flavors: the irony of Bazille at Nordstrom Rack

High prices, hidden flavors: the irony of Bazille at Nordstrom Rack

Erik Feng and Jerry Xia February 27, 2024

Hidden behind Stanford Shopping Center’s main block lies Nordstrom Rack, a sister store to the fashion retailer Nordstrom. Most shoppers visit Nordstrom Rack to browse an array of Nordstrom’s luxury...

School traditions can foster close-knit ties within student body

School traditions can foster close-knit ties within student body

Meryem Orazova, Staff Writer February 25, 2024

As senior Cal Currier arrives at the bleachers filled with his fellow classmates, he doesn’t go to find an empty seat. Instead, he pushes his way to the front, dressed in Paly’s locally renowned green...

Game developing provides student with engaging platform for programming

Game developing provides student with engaging platform for programming

Henry Liu, Staff Writer February 16, 2024

For some, video games serve as an entertaining pastime — vibrant graphics ranging from leafy green forests to alien worlds shrouded in fog, rapid-paced music shifting with every step or a call to adventure...

Love languages appeal to students navigating self-identity, relationships

Love languages appeal to students navigating self-identity, relationships

Cherianne Yoon, Staff Writer February 14, 2024
As second semester opens, many students face a life-altering conundrum that even Shakespeare would admire: picking a prom date among five different boys, each armed with a unique love language, bearing colorful corsages and hopeful expressions on their faces. In this moment of absolute teenage drama, a love language test — a blessing, really — looks like the ultimate solution in selecting the perfect date.
AITA for judging my classmates’ moral compasses?

AITA for judging my classmates’ moral compasses?

Lucas Yuan and Holden Lee January 27, 2024

Writers’ Note: This column was creatively inspired by the Reddit channel “r/AmITheA--hole,” (abbreviated as AITA), a public online forum where users post personal conflicts and ask the internet to...

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