IN THIS ISSUE
Letters to the Editors The staff welcomes letters to the editors. We reserve the right to edit all submissions for length, grammar, potential libel, invasion of privacy and obscenity. Send all letters to anthromagazine. paly@gmail.com or to 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto, CA 94301. Printing & Distribution Anthro is printed by Folger Graphics in Hayward, California. The Palo Alto Parent Teacher Association mails Anthro to every student’s home. All Anthro work is available at anthromagazine.org. Publication Policy Anthro, a social activism magazine published by students in Palo Alto High School Incubator class, is a designated limited open forum for student expression and discussion of issue of concern to its readership. Anthro is distributed to its readers and the student body at no cost.
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Incubator spotlight
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Re-brand reflections
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New free meal program
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Trouble with transit
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Defending the dancers
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Abortion: opinions on Heartbeat Act
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Pencils down
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LaDonna Butler: a new perspective
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Rising together
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Periods: now free of charge
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Movement behind a shrinking hashtag
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NFTs: art or fraud?
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Working towards the dream
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State of student self-defense
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Coming out post-covid
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‘Dune’ smart sci-fi
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Books for a better world
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One fish, two fish, red fish...Blackfish?
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Introducing: celebration ads
On the Cover
Dance captain Riley Herron on dance and cheer teams struggle for equality in the story “A legacy of mistreatment,” on page 10. Cover: Arati Periyannan
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