ANTHRO
April 2022 Volume 4 Issue 2
Mission Statement The ultimate goal of Anthro Magazine, Paly’s social activism publication, is to create a platform and forum for students to express their opinions and voices. Social activism is bringing issues into the spotlight to spread awareness and create change in society. On this platform, we will promote unity, diversity, and respect. As a publication, we aim to be inclusive but do not tolerate hate speech of the targeting of individuals. We hope to highlight issues that we see in our community, create a safe place to discuss these issues, and to make sure student voices are heard.
From the Editors Dear Readers, Between the end of the indoor mask mandate, the surge of the omicron variant, and the emergence of booster vaccines, the events that occurred during this Anthro cycle were ripe with opportunity for activist voices to emerge. In our stories “Going Against Greek” by Olga Muys and Neil Rathi and “Rehiring for Reform?” by Ash Mehta and Evelyn Zhang, Anthro highlights some issues in our local community. Our cover story, “6,000 Miles Away,” detailing activists in the Bay Area and beyond protesting the war in Ukraine, amplifies Anthro’s focus on student activism and the interconnectedness of social issues. In addition, we spotlight student opinions on subjects as diverse as the Palo Alto Unified School District’s response to the omicron variant (“The stress of returning to omicron” by Lauren Wong) and the Espionage Act (“A perilous prosecution” by William Rumelhart). On a different note, we commentate on popular media in the stories “Arcane” by Ash Mehta and “‘Don’t Look Up’: A prophecy?” by Evelyn Zhang. Finally, we feature Palo Alto High School activists with stories on school clubs like Postcards for Change, the Paly Princess Project and the Socioeconomic Inequality Club. We appreciate our staff writers, artists, photographers, and our adviser, Paul Kandell. We hope you enjoy Volume 4 Issue 2 of Anthro Magazine!
2 April 2022
— Karrie Huang and Arati Periyannan
Staff Editors-in-Chief Karrie Huang Arati Periyannan Digital Managing Editor Ash Mehta Business Manager Tyler Wang Features Editor Maya Mukherjee Opinion Editor Lauren Wong Staff Writers Erin Kim Sandhya Krishnan Olga Muys Neil Rathi William Rumelhart Evelyn Zhang Artists & Photographers Annelise Balentine Madelyn Castro Xiaohan Li Neil Rathi Alison Xiong Adviser Paul Kandell —————————— Connect @anthro.magazine @anthro_magazine issuu.com/anthro.magazine anthromagazine.paly@gmail.com
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