Stock market crashes due to COVID-19 Matthew Ho March 20, 2020 News, Science/Tech From the New York Stock Exchange celebrating its 11th straight year of being considered a “bull market” or a market has upward trending prices, to the Dow Jones reaching an all time high industrial average of a...
Changing the Censorship Landscape Jace Purcell, Kris Risano and Siddhartha Sahasrabuddhe February 19, 2020 Lifestyle, Showcase, Spotlight Background “In times of social turmoil, our impulse is often to pull back on free expression. We want the progress that comes from free expression, but not the tension.” And so, Facebook won’t pull back. In ...
Board discusses new proposals, approves increased parcel tax Sloan Wuttke February 11, 2020 News The Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education discussed proposals on Jan. 14 regarding makeup work for unexcused and excused absences, Palo Alto’s parcel tax increase, standards-based grading and pot...
ASB to host night dodgeball tournament Neil Kapoor December 11, 2019 News After a busy Spirit Week, ASB adjourned for a weeklong recess and has since focused on updating its constitution, debriefing Spirit Week and unveiling several small campus events, according to ASB Vice Presiden...
Palo Alto woman comes forward with Weinstein allegations Jace Purcell and Kris Risano October 18, 2019 News, Showcase A Palo Alto resident and former assistant of Harvey Weinstein Rowena Chiu has accused him of attempted rape that occurred 21 years ago. Chiu wrote about her experiences in an op-ed published by the New York Tim...
Board approves assistant principal’s resignation, librarian’s retirement Annie Chen March 12, 2019 News, Showcase The Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education accepted assistant principal John Christiansen’s resignation, which will be effective June 30, and librarian Rachel Kellerman’s retirement, which will be...
City Council approves affordable housing project Kiana Tavakoli February 2, 2019 News, Showcase Fifty-nine families will have access to affordable housing in Palo Alto as a result of the City Council’s recent approval of the Wilton Court development. The proposed housing units on El Camino Real will be av...
