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YES: Should makeup tests be harder than original tests?

Carissa Zou and Carissa Zou • May 21, 2015

While makeup tests serve as flexible alternatives for students to take tests at a later time, questions on these makeup exams should be more difficult in order to prevent students from receiving advantages...

NO: Should makeup tests be harder than original tests?

Sarah Wang and Sarah Wang • May 21, 2015

Every once in a while, students unintentionally miss an exam due to immovable absences. However, the option of administering makeup tests allows students who miss the day of an exam to take the test they...

Personal finance should be included in economics curriculum

Sarah Tayeri, Senior Staff Writer • May 21, 2015

After a semester of Econ11 and an additional semester of Advanced Placement (AP) Macroeconomics, any Palo Alto High School senior could explain why the net exports effect creates a downward-sloping aggregate...

Female superheroes should not fill stereotypical roles

Lauren Gargiulo, Senior Staff Writer • May 20, 2015

The sequel to the smash hit Avengers came out on May 1 and has been an incredible success, grossing nearly $200 million dollars its opening weekend. However, “Avengers: Age of Ultron” does have a shortcoming:...

Should students decorate their graduation caps? no

Kevin Mullin, Senior Staff Writer • May 20, 2015

As a student here at Palo Alto High School, I occasionally get bored. If this occurs when I am in a public place, surrounded by my peers, I like to play a little game called “Find the Ivy.” This game...

Should students decorate their graduation caps? YES

Jeffrey Ho, Senior Staff Writer • May 20, 2015

With senioritis kicking in stronger than ever, seniors slowly gravitate towards one of the possibly most influential events of their lives — graduation. With graduation comes the unveiling of fanciful...

Buzzfeed degrades integrity of journalism

Nikhil Rajaram, Staff Writer • May 1, 2015

“The Media Company for the Social Age.” So reads the slogan of Buzzfeed, the nearly ubiquitous social news and entertainment company that delivers “the most shareable breaking news, original reporting,...

Newly released Apple watch not worth the hype

Nicole Li, Staff Writer • May 1, 2015

Long-following audiences of Apple’s success should be pleased to hear about the new Apple Watch hitting the market. Media release of the smartwatch has been peppered with gloats of new applications...

More women need to be involved in STEM jobs

Lauren Gargiulo, News and Opinion Editor • May 1, 2015

Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) degree holders make up almost half of the U.S. workforce; however, only about 25 percent of these degree holders are women, generating a large gender gap...

Society should define extent of public identity

Jamie Har and Jamie Har • May 1, 2015

"Be real!” crowds of wise, thoughtful adults chant. “Embrace who you really are, and don’t be afraid to show it. That’s the only way you will create strong relationships and successfully boost...

Juniors should not stress about the college process (yet)

Jeffrey Ho, Online Editor-In-Chief • May 1, 2015

As a second semester senior, I am in an optimal position to critique the yearlong struggle/process/madness I have endured and finally completed — college applications. I’ve been through the process;...

Outside observers misrepresent the problems students face

Galen Byrd, Sports Editor • May 1, 2015

When I read Carolyn Walworth’s article on Palo Alto Online and saw the sequential articles published on the New York Times detailing how miserable all the high school students here in Palo Alto are,...