The Coronavirus and Anti-Chinese Sentiment Shiva Mohsenian March 18, 2020 Science/Tech As the recent outbreak of the acute respiratory illness 2019-nCoV, widely known as the coronavirus, continues to claim lives, public health regulations have ramped up to ensure safety. However, some students sa...
Constant consumption of spicy food can lead to stomach pain Emma Todd March 17, 2020 Science/Tech Junior Addie Harris reaches into her backpack and grabs a bag of Flaming Hot Cheetos. As she opens the bag, though, she suddenly remembers the many times when this snack caused her stomach pain, and throws the ...
A New Decade of Tech Ajay Venkatraman February 24, 2020 Science/Tech, Showcase From foldable electronics to customized sound, 2020 already boasts a great deal of forthcoming technological achievements and advancements. The Consumer Electronics Show at the start of each year provides a loo...
Apple clashes with FBI on privacy rights Zack Silver February 23, 2020 Science/Tech who can access your cell phone? Right now, it’s just you — even the manufacturer cannot unlock it. But that’s subject to change, especially as many people in the federal government are pushing for access to dev...
New drivers depend on car technology Braden Leung February 23, 2020 Science/Tech In 2019, around 26,730 people died from motor vehicle accidents. The majority of these were related to human error, according to the National Traffic Highway Safety Administration. To combat this, in the last f...
The versatility of virtual reality Krista Robins December 19, 2019 Science/Tech, Showcase The screen is black. Straps tightly hug the circumference of his head, supporting the silver contraption which covers the majority of his face. Then, as a light projects from the screen just centimeters from hi...
Students use melatonin supplements to help avoid sleepless nights Emily Asher December 17, 2019 Science/Tech Everybody knows the feeling of not being able to fall asleep. After a long, tiring day, you come home, get into comfy clothes, jump into your bed, only to find that you are now wide awake. You stare at your cei...
Chrome extension allows students to bypass restrictions in Schoology Sloan Wuttke December 17, 2019 Science/Tech 1 Comments bombard Schoology’s homepage, none of them explicitly authorized through Schoology. A chrome extension made by junior Lesha Seletskiy enabled this, allowing him to void commenting restrictions and, sub...
Paly’s average annual carbon footprint recently on the rise Olivia Ericsson November 26, 2019 Science/Tech With the prominent fire danger and risk of destruction of many homes in Northern California, global warming is in effect. In response to the increase in global temperature due to pollution from humans, many pe...
Popularity of mobile payment increases among students Adora Zheng November 26, 2019 Science/Tech As Junior Kira Sterling walks to the Trader Joe’s checkout counter, instead of rummaging through her backpack for her wallet, she takes out her phone, taps it on the card reader and pays for her food with Apple...
