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Paly grad Joan Baez performs at UC Berkeley’s Sproul Hall during the Free Speech Movement in 1966. “I know I’ve always been the happiest when I’ve been wearing both hats: doing activism and non-violence work, and music,” Baez said.
People From Paly: Joan Baez
Elise Andrade, Staff Writer • April 22, 2025

America in 1958 was at a crossroads: it was the year that the landmark ruling Brown v. The Board of Education outlawed segregation in schools, which represented progress in civil rights in the context...

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Reality Rush
Reality Rush
Cherianne Yoon, News/Opinion Editor & Art Director • April 16, 2025
Student jobs teach responsibility
Student jobs teach responsibility
Kane Do, Staff Writer • April 9, 2025
Designer Dupes
Designer Dupes
Mirai Matsuzawa, Staff Writer • April 3, 2025
Gotta collect ’em all: the passion behind collecting
Gotta collect ’em all: the passion behind collecting
Cherianne Yoon, News/Opinion Editor & Art Director • April 1, 2025
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Executive order attacking birthright citizenship crosses constitutional line
The Editors-in-Chief April 17, 2025

Of the flurry of executive orders signed on inauguration day by President Donald Trump, most have been challenged and stalled in court. Trump has fully wielded — if not overstepped — the power of...

Angelika Gera
Major-geared pathways encourage career exploration, increase flexbility
Isabelle Carlsen, Staff Writer • April 27, 2025

Throughout high school, students are encouraged to think about their futures: what they want to study, where they want to go and what careers...

Rest Assured
Rest Assured
Heather Song, Managing Editor • April 24, 2025

Stepping into my bedroom, I immediately feel the heaviness of my eyelids after hours of endless lectures and classwork. I barely make it to my...

Opioids should be the last resort after wisdom tooth extraction
Opioids should be the last resort after wisdom tooth extraction
Lucas Lai, Staff Writer • April 4, 2025

A few hours after having my wisdom teeth extracted and handed to me in a plastic bag, I lay on the couch in immense pain. The ice on my face...

Art by Angelika Gera
Parents shouldn’t have access to their child’s Schoology
Cindy Liang, Staff Writer • March 28, 2025

It’s a familiar moment, anxiously sitting in front of a computer checking my Schoology grade for a recent test, only to later figure out that...

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Art by Max Wakenshaw
AI arms race sparks innovation, raises quality, privacy concerns
Isabella Bian, Newsletter Editor • March 22, 2025

In 1949, the United States began a nuclear arms race against Russia at the height of the Cold War. The next craze was going to space. And now,...

Art by Cynthia Huang
PAUSD literacy instruction shifts its focus through Benchmark
Lea Kwan, Staff Writer • March 13, 2025

Christina Nosek still remembers the overwhelming freedom she was granted when she first started teaching reading in PAUSD elementary schools...

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Angelika Gera
Major-geared pathways encourage career exploration, increase flexbility
Art by Cynthia Huang
Speaking of change
Rest Assured
Rest Assured
Palo Alto Soccer Club practices on the Mayfield turf field. “Playing on Mayfield when the turf was bad was really dangerous because the turf would get
caught up in my cleats,” sophomore Poppy Morrison said. “People were always rolling ankles, injuring themselves, and it was hard to get traction on the field."
City Council temporarily halts replacement of synthetic turf fields
America can’t afford Trump’s tariffs
America can’t afford Trump’s tariffs
The Editors-in-Chief April 15, 2025
Trump’s attack on DEI harms American values
The Editors-in-Chief March 20, 2025
Pause ethnic studies requirement
Pause ethnic studies requirement
The Editors-in-Chief February 10, 2025
Chiu should apologize, not resign
Chiu should apologize, not resign
The Editors-in-Chief February 10, 2025
Expanding California Avenue, University Avenue to chain stores will boost revenue, foot traffic
The Editors-in-Chief January 6, 2025
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