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The Oscars don’t understand their audience

Nikhil Behal March 26, 2022

In 1998, the year that James Cameron’s “Titanic” won Best Picture at the Oscars, the Billy Crystal-hosted show amassed an average of 55.25 million viewers. It’s safe to say that things have changed...

Graphic by Wallie Butler

Dear male writers,

Kyla Schwarzbach March 10, 2022

Please learn how to write women. And no, that doesn’t mean throwing a demure love interest in a story for your epic hero. Learn how to write compelling, three-dimensional women whose main characteristics...

Art by Ajay Venkatraman/Data from UC Infocenter

UCs taking in more in-state students will benefit students, system

Ajay Venkatraman March 1, 2022

At the start of their senior year, high school students in California enter a frenzy of crafting individual college plans and sorting through overwhelming mountains of essays, recommendations and applications.  Amid...

Bikers should not have to follow stop signs

Dinu Deshpande February 19, 2022

It's 8:30 a.m., and a rush of students are on their way to school, breath fogging, swarming both lanes of the road. At every stop sign, student bikers slow down to check for cars and then continue on their...

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The district ought to consider four-day week to boost mental health

Erik Feng February 19, 2022

With the signing of California’s SB 328 in 2019, middle and high schools were required to change their start times to — at the earliest — 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., respectively. Then, during the 2020-2021...

Art by Rachel Lee

It’s OK to not apply early to colleges

Colleen Wang December 18, 2021

I entered my first-period class on Nov. 1 and found a lot of empty seats. This trend continued throughout my classes, but I wasn’t surprised — after all, it was the day many early college applications...

US should be wary of EU collapse

Lucas Guan December 16, 2021

From its wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to feuds with China in the Far East, the U.S. continues to rely on foreign nations to further its international goals. Many of our most important allies are members...

The Singer Report: HOT TAKES

Maya Singer December 15, 2021

Despite President Joe Biden’s near-record numbers of federal and district judge appointments, his executive branch confirmations are seriously lacking. From January 2021 to August 2021, the 117th Congress...

ART BY JIMMY MILLER

U.S. should accept all Afghan refugees

Ben Antonow December 14, 2021

After the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. invaded Afghanistan for two reasons: to kill Osama Bin Laden and to overthrow the Taliban. While the latter happened quickly, the U.S. then had the responsibility to set...

Facing fixed futures

Facing fixed futures

Margot Blanco December 13, 2021

When I was 5 years old, my teacher gave my kindergarten class toys to play with — from dolls and trucks to wooden blocks. I was drawn to the dolls. When my parents arrived at the end of class, my teacher,...

Facing fixed futures

December 13, 2021

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen I was 5 years old, my teacher gave my kindergarten class toys to play with — from dolls and trucks to wooden blocks. I was drawn to the dolls. When my parents arrived at the end...

Student exchange programs should be established

Student exchange programs should be established

Eric Fan December 13, 2021

Paly’s academic focus has caused the school to have a lack of experiential learning opportunities, in particular exchange student programs, which is a disservice to students because of how life changing...

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