Students, cast reflect on ‘The Social Dilemma’ Andy Wang November 2, 2020 News Senior James Fetter arrived home from swim practice two years ago in shock. An entire film crew was set up in his house. What Fetter didn’t know at the time is that the crew was there to interview him, his sist...
What good does social media activism do? Krista Robins October 12, 2020 Opinion F or some, activism means getting on your feet and protesting, calling representatives or donating to organizations supporting your cause. But a new form of "activism" is sweeping the nation, especially among y...
TikTok popularity skyrockets amid public security concerns Bruno Klass March 17, 2020 Uncategorized Remember Vine? The app, which began in 2013 as a popular video-sharing platform, was shut down by 2016. A new app has since risen and is now a household name: TikTok. It is a free social media app where users p...
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 ...
Column: Everything wrong with Snapchat Sasha Lehrer February 4, 2020 Column, Lifestyle BREAKING NEWS! Girl catches BF cheating with her MOM! Snapchat, a social media app that many Paly students use, is a platform that promotes nothing more than bland, flaky content and communication. There are s...
New trends on social media provide students with artistic outlet Tien Nguyen September 16, 2019 Lifestyle Following the death of Vine and its successor, Musical.ly, the lack of a platform for 14-year-olds to post short clips of themselves lip-syncing fueled the craze of TikTok. But there is much more to TikTok tha...
Social activism goes beyond social media action Lucy Nemerov May 9, 2019 Lifestyle Senior Rebecca Cheng carefully applies paint to a canvas, writing “ch-nk” and “yellow face” in vibrant colors. These cruel words hang from the painted hands of a woman in a traditional qipao dress. Cheng’s work...
Paly alumni, seniors reflect on maintaining post-high school friendships Hyunah Roh May 3, 2019 Lifestyle Last May, dressed in her classic green graduation gown and decorated cap, then-senior Chelsea Fan took pictures at her high school graduation with her closest friends, those who made her high school career memo...
Overlap of social media, sports creates opportunities for students Andy Wang February 25, 2019 Sports From trash talking to watching highlights to intensely debating who the best player is, social media has become an increasingly important component of the sports world including as direct means for zealots to v...
Sexual harassment on social media platforms causes anxiety Lucy Nemerov October 10, 2018 Lifestyle As the worlds of sexual harassment and social media inevitably intersect, they have cultivated a new kind of easily erased footprint for harassers. Presenting itself in the form of threats, unsolicited pictures...
