Oh Crap! February 22, 2013 Opinion An epidemic that has long plagued Paly’s campus has gone overlooked for too long. This school must soon confront its greatest flaw so that students can finally live in peace. No, this flaw is not the amount of ...
Cost of prom tickets should be lower February 22, 2013 Opinion For many people, prom is one of the best days of high school—it is an event one remembers when looking back on his or her time at Paly. Although I agree this is an important tradition and that it should be a me...
Mental illness holds undeserved negative stigma February 1, 2013 Opinion Just another normal night on Twitter took a sharp turn when the hashtag “Cut4Bieber” started trending on the social network. What may have started as some thoughtless practical joke actually touches on the more...
Redefinition of Asperger’s damaging for those diagnosed February 1, 2013 Opinion What do Albert Einstein, Alfred Hitchcock and Charles Darwin all have in common? Apparently, they have all had Asperger’s disorder, according to the Hope Street Centre. In their time, mental health diagnoses an...
First semester finals grading schedule requires revision to relieve student anxiety February 1, 2013 Opinion Before winter break last month, students went through one of the worst weeks of the year: finals week. This week is a period of testing endurance and a semester’s worth of material, where stress levels are off ...
Students should take advantage of college representative visits at CCC December 7, 2012 Opinion In the midst of college applications, Paly on-campus college visits are not only the perfect way to learn more about a school, but also a good way to meet with a representative from that college. With up to fiv...
Fire drill system in need of reform December 7, 2012 Opinion It is a godsend for students during a boring class period and a nuisance for teachers’ lesson plans. We seem to have fire alarms on a monthly basis, and even a daily basis during the last weeks of school. And l...
ASB Should Increase Outside Student Involvement December 7, 2012 Opinion Although Paly’s Associated Student Body (ASB) puts on wonderful dances and is the puppet master behind Spirit Week, any other impact on the school is not clearly seen. However, there was once a time in Paly’s h...
Physics courses across district should be aligned December 7, 2012 Opinion One would think that schools within a district would offer the same classes, however this is not the case. Paly and Henry M. Gunn High School (Gunn) would ideally offer all of the same advanced courses in order...
Homecoming dance improved November 16, 2012 Opinion The Big Electronic Dance (B.E.D.), held on Oct. 27 in the Paly small gym, was an improvement from past homecoming dances, but changes are still necessary in order to continue refining this annual Paly dance. T...
