Caught in the Crosshairs Ujwal Srivastava and Ethan Nissim December 8, 2017 Showcase, Spotlight Intro Apr. 16, 2007 — 32 killed at Virginia Tech University. Dec. 14, 2012 — 27 killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Dec. 2, 2015 — 14 killed in San Bernardino, Calif. June 12, 2016 — 49 killed in Pulse Nig...
Preparing for the future Shannon Zhao, Lucy Nemerov and Johnny Loftus November 8, 2017 Lifestyle, Showcase, Spotlight Eight years ago, Zach Gibson, a Paly alumnus, entered the special education program as a sixth grader who was navigating the rough currents of his mental disabilities. Gibson was born with moderately-severe aut...
Spotlight: The History of Spirit Week Paarth Sharma, Khadija Abid and Bernie Koen October 23, 2017 Showcase, Spotlight Spirit Week and all the wild rallies, spectacular dances and intricate floats it’s comprised of may be all-encompassing when it comes to school pride and spirit. Few people, however, know of its origin, or the ...
Demystifying Mental Disorders Waverly Long and Kaylie Nguyen October 2, 2017 Lifestyle, Showcase, Spotlight Due to the sensitive nature of the topic, The Campanile changed the names of student sources in order to preserve their anonymity. Hidden Battles When a person has a broken leg, it can be seen from a mile...
2017-18 New and Returning Staff: Perspectives on Paly* Ujwal Srivastava, Leyton Ho and Vivian Feng September 7, 2017 Showcase, Spotlight New Staff Cristopher Bautista, English "Last year, I taught in a storage room. I've been in a classroom where ceiling tiles have fallen on children’s heads. be a part of a high school experience where th...
A Muddled Mystery: Sexual Assault Allegations Roil District Renee Hoh, Kiran Misner, Avi Tachna-Fram and Shannon Zhao June 2, 2017 Showcase, Spotlight The recent revelation that a Palo Alto High School junior had been convicted of sexual misconduct seems to have split the community into conflicting sides and prompted even some of the most reticent residents t...
The Campanile’s Annual Post-Paly Map 2017 Kai Oda, Ethan Teo and Edan Sneh May 19, 2017 Lifestyle, Post-Paly Plans, Showcase, Spotlight Fullscreen map here (recommended). *Formerly known as "The Campanile's Annual College Map." International Schools Name Plans Beyond High School Henry Badger The University of Edinb...
Two Pathways, Three Years Vivian Feng and Kesi Sound April 28, 2017 Lifestyle, Showcase, Spotlight As his freshman year drew to a rylose, Jordan Schilling was feeling unchallenged and even a bit apathetic about high school. To get the most out of his next three years, something needed to change. That’s when ...
Bursting The Bubble Niklas Risano and Ehecatl Rivera-Pinedo March 29, 2017 Showcase, Spotlight With a crime rate of nearly zero, self-driving cars and a $2.5 million median home price, Palo Alto is undoubtedly a bubble. So when Palo Altans woke up on Nov. 9 and found that Donald Trump had been ...
Painting Diversity on the College Canvas Edward Kim and Sam Yun March 1, 2017 Spotlight 1 The issue of race in higher education has spearheaded a polarizing debate that still permeates college admissions today. Affirmative action, a concept that would ideally eliminate racial barriers in the workfor...
