Shoplifting affects business in Town & Country Cameron Legrand April 10, 2019 Lifestyle Though the aisles of his local grocery store are filled with regular weekly customers, Paly student James Smith, who agreed to be interviewed if his name was changed, isn’t there to purchase food. Instead, his ...
Seniors reflect on difference between first, second semester lifestyle Johnny Yang April 5, 2019 Dear Seniors, Lifestyle, Student Life At this stage in the game, most seniors have either received the bulk of their college decisions or will get them within the next few weeks. Without college applications serving as a motivator, some seniors fin...
Nowruz celebrates arrival of spring Shiva Mohsenian April 5, 2019 Food, Lifestyle, Student Life Minutes before the official start of the vernal equinox, junior Sanaz Ebrahimi leans in close to her traditionally decorated Iranian table alongside her family, eagerly anticipating the start of the Persian New...
Exploring Paly’s extensive prom culture, history Lara Nakamura April 4, 2019 Lifestyle, Student Life Promenade: the formal introductory parading of guests at a party. More commonly known today as, simply, prom. Prom started as a tradition in the Northeastern part of the U.S., serving as an event to promote s...
Students enjoy freelance work Annie Chen April 4, 2019 Lifestyle, Student Life Click. Two minutes before midnight, junior Maya Levine submits “The Golden Bird,” her take on the existing story in which a king decrees that whoever catches a golden bird for him will be the next ruler. She sp...
Little Free Libraries Alyssa Leong March 25, 2019 Lifestyle, Uncategorized In any other neighborhood, people might look at Marilee Anderson strangely for walking down the street with a pile of books. But on her street, Iris Way, everyone knows she is on her way to donate them to the n...
Road to Recovery Emily Asher, Kai Vetteth and Anna Meyer March 23, 2019 Lifestyle Thousands of miles from his Palo Alto home, former Paly student Arian Chandra folds his tent, shoulders his day pack and sets off on his daily trek to a new campsite. For almost three months, he’s lived envelop...
Athleisure’s popularity rises Andy Wang March 21, 2019 Lifestyle, Student Life The infamous Adidas track pants with three stripes on the side were first designed to be worn for activities such as running, hence the name “track pants.” However, in the past decade, more and more people have...
Religious clubs offer outlet for students to express themselves Kai Vetteth March 20, 2019 Lifestyle More than 100 signs and folding plastic tables line the exterior walls of the library on Club Day. Each sign advertises a group to join, an activity to practice or a skill to learn. Three clubs among them, howe...
Working in coffee shops Noah Baum March 19, 2019 Lifestyle Over 300 years ago, a group of Europeans exchanged their pints of beers for cups of coffee and began discussing a variety of theories and topics, sparking the Enlightenment Period. Now, it should be noted that ...
