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Fight the system! Eat Chipotle! Live your life!

Fight the system! Eat Chipotle! Live your life!

Owen Staiger, Senior Staff Writer January 16, 2015

Unlike many students, I am not satisfied with the daily grind. I do not find enough challenge in the day to day Paly life. I came to Paly excited for the challenges ahead. Alleged “rigorous” coursework,...

Junior Ellinor Saltin models for Prinovias Wedding Dresses, located in Madrid, Spain.

Student pursues modeling career in Europe

Mischa Nee and Mischa Nee January 16, 2015

Balancing school with sports or clubs is a challenge faced by most students, but focusing on academics while also modeling for magazines across the world is a different story. For junior Ellinor Saltin,...

“The Interview” comedy fails to entertain with predictable plot

“The Interview” comedy fails to entertain with predictable plot

Rachel Farn, Staff Writer January 16, 2015

How did America get to the point where people look to movies like “The Interview” for entertainment? The action comedy movie, directed by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen, has been mired in controversy...

“Boyhood” sweeps at the Golden Globes

Jake van Zyll, Senior Staff Writer January 16, 2015

The 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards took place on Sunday, Jan. 11. The event was hosted by comedy duo Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, and featured some surprising winners. The night belonged to Richard Linklater’s...

A different path

A different path

Nikhil Rajaram and Claire Liu January 16, 2015

Hillel: Exploring Jewish History For the past semester, alumnus Hillel Zand has been spending time in Israel with Kivunim, a secular Jewish gap year program. For Zand, Kivunim provided a compromise between...

Bay Area artists everyone should know in 2015

Bo Field, Staff Writer January 16, 2015

Tommy Boys Anyone who thinks that Emo died when the members of American Football all decided to stop playing music and go cry at their respective colleges after high school is sorely mistaken. Emo music...

Interstellar twists laws of the universe

Anant Marur, Staff Writer January 16, 2015

Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” is at the center of a hot debate emerging in the scientific community. The film is a science-fiction action/mystery that revolves around a perilous journey for...

Although a bowl of cereal is not the healthiest thing one could eat for breakfast, it is convenient and a good source of whole grain.

Effects of missing the most vital meal of the day

Carissa Zou and Carissa Zou January 16, 2015

Let’s face it: amid our hectic high school schedules, breakfast seems like such an insignificant, minute detail of our jam-packed lives that we continue to put it off. Occasionally, we will be proactive...

Preps in the middle of the day make students more inclined to get homework done.

Comparing various prep periods

Chris Skokowski, Senior Staff Writer January 16, 2015

With the beginning of the second semester in full swing, many of our schedules may still be in motion, and it’s important to look at all the options. By options, of course, I mean which period to reserve...

Considering Stanford

Jenny Zhuge and Tara Madhav January 16, 2015

Now that college applications have been completed and sent off to their respective universities, seniors can take a deep breath and wait for the responses to start rolling in. While waiting is agonizing...

Christmas tips for a memorable holiday

Rachel Farn, Miranda Chen, and Miranda Chen November 24, 2014

Christmas is one of the most memorable times of the year — whether you choose to enjoy the time with loved ones, to embrace the holiday spirit or to commemorate a religious and traditional celebration,...

Cyber Monday offers a diverse variety of sales, deals and doorbusters that compete with traditional retails sales on Black Friday.

Cyber Monday: A smarter Black Friday with superior sales, savings and deals

Mischa Nee and Mischa Nee November 24, 2014

Black Friday has long been the day when fathers would make an appearance at the mall to stock up their closets for the year, coupon hunters would run rampant and television addicts would finally take a...

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