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...
Long-lasting impacts of familial corporal punishment Benjamin Stein November 7, 2019 Science/Tech When a male Paly junior got in trouble with his eighth-grade teacher, his only request was that the teacher didn’t tell his parents. He, like many other students, grew up in a family that used physical discipl...
Computer science pathway hopes to implement engineering courses Neil Kapoor November 7, 2019 Science/Tech Following a national trend to expand high school STEM curricula, the Paly Career Technical Education department and administration are in the early stages of proposing new engineering courses for next school ye...
Abuse of Xanax yields consequences Paige Knoblock November 7, 2019 Science/Tech As a Paly senior girl is handed a single white pill, she considers the consequence: short-term relief but long-term drawbacks. After a lengthy deliberation, her decision ultimately comes down to a consideratio...
Students turn to alternative methods of transportation Siddhartha Sahasrabuddhe October 15, 2019 Science/Tech Transportation is an issue that many Paly students struggle with. Whether due to traffic, parking, or other factors, students often complain about how they get to and from school. However, students are also un...
