Issue 2: October 18, 2022

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Senior Russ Filter runs through a paper banner at the end of the senior class spirit dance during Friday s after-school rally. Despite the unexpected circumstances, including a reduced number of rallies because of sportsmanship issues, Spirit Week continued its annual tradition of dress-up days, float building and rallies.

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previously widened achievement gap and expand student mental health resources.

I was president for one year while we reopened schools, Dharap said in a Sept. 20 candidates forum. I have tried to get on every working committee I could to be involved in the board agenda.

On the board, Dharap chaired the Systemwide Integrated Framework for Transformation Plan, and he said he hopes to continue developing the plan.

(The SWIFT plan) has a number of different initiatives that are in progress, all aimed at equity and the academic achievement gap,

Dharap said. There s a focus on standard aligned curriculum, early literacy and instructional strategies that take into account how students learn u niversally designed learning.

Dharap said he has voted to expand the district s mental health resources and supports more social-emotional learning programs.

(During COVID-19), kids were isolated (and) were in a stressful environment, Dharap said. We noticed there were huge staffing shortages of therapists. In spring of this year, I voted along with the rest of the board to allocate over $16 million to build an in-school mental health support system.

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Our parents, administrators, staff, teachers and students need to be heard together, ChiuWang said in the Sept. 20 forum.

Chiu-Wang told The Campanile she supports putting less emphasis on standardized tests when measuring student progress. In addition, she said grading based on students learning process on an individual basis would help reduce student stress.

Equity means serving all our students and meeting them where they are, Chiu-Wang said during the forum. I would look for programs that support differentiated learning and also measure progress in terms of the whole student.

Chiu-Wang said she would try to improve diversity with more social-emotional learning programs, including ethnic studies, and a culturally-aware curriculum in classes like history. For Chiu-Wang, maintaining a diverse community is a priority.

We have not had an Asian American woman on the board in over a decade, and

there s only ever been one. Our district is 40% Asian American," Chiu-Wang said.

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of public service for schools and public education, Segal told The Campanile. I feel strongly that the board would benefit from having someone with a background in K-12 education in PAUSD, having taught high school here and having two kids in the district.

Segal said one of her priorities is improving the de-laned middle school math curriculum by providing teachers with more support to implement differentiation effectively.

More support could come in the form of professional development with a TOSA, a

teacher on special assignment, to implement differentiation, Segal said. It could even be making the class size smaller.

Segal also said strong support programs would be one of her goals to improve equity.

In kindergarten, there could be students who need extra support, Segal said. We have to commit to hiring professionals to work with kids who are struggling because early intervention is key to closing the achievement gap, whether we re talking about reading, writing or math.

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People are looking for a bridge, Campos told The Campanile. I think people need to be heard, and I think a lot of parents feel like they re not heard.

Campos said she wants to improve the board s responsiveness to community feedback and strengthen the district s math curriculum.

Algebra should be offered early on in middle school, and I absolutely agree that advanced math should be offered, Campos said in the Sept. 20 forum. In fact, why cant schools offer an advanced math elective beyond Geometry and Algebra 2?

Campos also said she thinks existing schooloffered therapy and wellness have not been effective for student mental health. Instead, Campos advocates for providing parents with better resources.

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In the morning announcements on Sept. 16, Principal Brent Kline addressed the Paly student body to detail consequences following the varsity football game at Gunn on Sept. 10.

Due to poor sportsmanship behavior at the game, Paly was required to pay a fine and face sanctions issued by the California Interscholastic Federation, the governing body for California high school athletics.

Kline said the league banned Paly students from attending the school s next two football games. However, an exception was made for the Homecoming game.

Possible additional sanctions, including the forced withdrawal of Paly sports in CCS playoffs, will ensue if inappropriate spectator sportsmanship occurs at any future Paly sporting events. Sanctions could remain in place throughout the entire school year for all sports.

Paly will also begin to regulate football games further. Kline said new student section boundaries will not allow students to be near the railings.

Students who do not comply with these rules will be banned from future events.

During Spirit Week, the number of lunchtime rallies were reduced from five to three.

At the Homecoming football game, all students were breathalyzed and bag-checked before entering the game.

Students were instructed to stay away from the railings.

Assistant principal Erik Olah said student behavior was overall positive at the game.

From what I saw tonight, I think our students did a pretty good job, Olah said. We just had to give a few reminders about small things here and there.

Olah also said he believes the performance at the game signaled a return to normalcy at Paly.

Over the years I have been here, our students have often been wellbehaved, Olah said. We needed some reminders, but we can start to grow from our mistakes.

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Top: Sophomore Kennedy Do leads the Class of 2025 s spirit dance during Friday s after-school spirit rally.

Right: Senior Ian Johnson flexes on the Class of 2023 s Alice in Wonderland float.

Bottom-left: Junior Ash Bagatory rides atop the junior float, repping the class s Minion theme.

Bottom-right: Dressed as babies for Generation Day, Freshmen Danica Chew, Keira Mok and Kensie Pao cheer during Thursday s lunch rally on the football field.

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Week experience as much as possible amidst Paly administrations concerns over recent student behavior.

ASB was working hard with administrators to try and gain what we can for rallies, Trach said. Our main response was trying to work with admin to find a solution that they would enjoy and students would enjoy.

Sophomores won the best-dressed competition at brunch for the second day in a row on Day 2 of Spirit Week. The theme was Dressing Day with healthy choice for freshman, ranch dressing for sophomores, green goddess for juniors and caesar dressing for seniors.

Senior Allegra West said she wished there were a spirit rally at lunch.

I m kind of disappointed because spirit rallies are one of the best (parts) of Spirit Week, West said. The toga spirit rally for seniors would have been fun to do. Right now, Spirit Week is less spirited.

Sophomores and seniors remained in first and second place, respectively.

Juniors caught up with freshmen to tie for third.

Day 3 of Spirit Week featured the week s first spirit rally, which was held inside the gym. Each class, dressed in its class color, competed in Name Those Lyrics, Hungry Hungry Hippo and Balloon Pop Relay.

Freshman Katherine Zaner said she was surprised by the intensity of her first high school spirit rally.

It was really loud and chaotic. I didnt understand most of it because it was my first one and I couldnt see a lot of the time, Zander said.

Seniors claimed the lead with 5,400 points and were trailed by the sophomores, who had 4,900 points.

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Trach said ASB faced a challenging shortened timeline with Spirit Week at the end of September.

Typically we have Spirit Week a complete month later, so we actually had a lot less time to plan and had to readjust with the changed spirit week schedule, Trach said.

Trach said ASB pushed to keep the traditional Spirit

Spirit Week kicked off with theme day and a best-dressed competition.

The themes were Y2K (early 2000s) for seniors, Minions for juniors, Stranger Things (80s) for sophomores and The Lorax for freshmen.

Senior Evie Barclay said she was indifferent to the cancellation of the Monday and Tuesday lunch rallies.

I m glad that we have two, but I dont think we necessarily need more than two, Barclay said.

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Senior and ASB treasurer Vivian Trach said, from an organizational perspective, she was happy with how the week progressed.

I think Spirit Week went really well compared to last year, Trach said. We had an order of things, and there was a very clear system. Everything just came together really well.

On Day 4 of Spirit Week, the cheer team, teachers and dance team performed during the lunch rally at the football field.

English teacher Marc Tolentino said he enjoys the teacher dance.

I always like being a part of it because it s a way to enjoy spirit week for teachers, Tolentino said. It s a busy time for us during this time, so it s a good time to take a minute to make sure the students can have a lot of fun.

On Day 5 of Spirit Week, class floats were presented during the afterschool rally at the football field.

Each class also performed its class dance at the rally. Seniors placed in first, followed by juniors, sophomores and freshmen, respectively.

During halftime at the Homecoming football game, seniors performed their spirit dance, and each class float was exhibited.

Photos by Cayden Gu and Justin Gu. Additional reporting by Rachel Feinstein, Christie Hong, Dhruv Shetty and Nidhi Thummalapalli

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Thanks to the ArtLift Microgrant project, 10 local artists received $4,000 each to help the community find connection and joy through arts and creative outlets.

Initially, (Artlift Microgrant) was just trying to throw out some small lifelines, but it was really rewarding, and it really connected us with a lot of different neighborhoods and creatives in the community, Public Art Program Director Elise DeMarzo said.

During this round, the public is able to interact and engage with the projects, which was an option that was not available last year because of the pandemic.

We have people come together in a way that we couldnt do in the very first round, DeMarzo said.

Mapping Palo Alto Together by artist Perry Meigs was one of this year s exhibited projects. Meigs had participants draw out their daily travels outside of their house from any given week during the pandemic and then had them map out a second one of what their route looks like now.

The workshop was all about this reflection of the community together talking about and naming all these ways in which our lives have changed, Meigs said.

The new program required artists to submit a blind application with an art idea in order to receive funding. The application was then reviewed by a commission that did not look at an artist s prior work or experience but instead looked at the project idea as the basis to decide who got funding.

We re looking for a concept, DeMarzo said. Once that concept is approved, we work with (artists) on realizing it in a way that is going to be safe to put in a public space.

This blind application allows newer, younger artists with less experience to have a chance of making a name for themselves, DeMarzo said.

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According to artist and 2022 grant winner Victoria Heilweil, an applicant does not necessarily need to have an extensive resume or be well known to receive a grant.

People at different stages of their career are getting the grant, Heilweil said. The democracy (of the blind application) is really exciting and important.

Heilweil s Small Gestures project used photography to create unique postcards.

(Small Gestures) is actually a project I ve wanted to do for a while, and I had proposed it to various places, Heilweil said. Palo Alto was the first one that said yes.

Heilweil took photographs she had taken during the pandemic of her neighborhood along with photographs from her colleagues and turned them into postcards. Each card had a specific prompt that participants could respond to during one of the four in person workshops.

The idea with this project was to have people think more about beauty and value and maybe not from the most obvious place, Heilweil said.

After the postcards were completed, Heilweil recorded the participants addresses, shuffled them and then randomly placed their addresses onto finished postcards and sent them in the mail.

This idea that you get something in the mail from somebody you dont know, is really exciting, Heilweil said. (Writing and exchanging postcards) gives people an opportunity to give something to their community.

DeMarzo said, The community is really responding well to rotating temporary public art. They like the element of surprise.

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Lifestyle, Sci/Tech Editor Amid a rising opioid crisis, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted to spend $135,000 on Narcan rescue kits for high schools in the county.

Narcan, also known generically as naloxone, is a narcotic that is administered through injection or nasal spray. Narcan battles the immediate effects of an opioid overdose by attaching to and blocking opioid receptors. It is available for purchase at participating pharmacies or with a doctor s prescription.

According to officials from the county s Behavioral Health Services Department, the kits will target high-risk populations who are susceptible to addiction and lack access to treatment or recovery resources, including high school students. The county plans to deliver the Narcan kits to local high schools this fall, although the timing of the distribution depends on urgency and levels of interest from each district.

Health Services Coordinator Rosemarie Dowell said high schools are the priority when looking at a K-12 school district.

It makes sense for them to be added into the larger picture of how we can continue to support the opioid crisis, and high school is the next bridge to ensure greater access for recovery measures, Dowell said.

A Palo Alto Online article cited a report from BHSD that discussed a number of obstacles in addressing the youth opioid overdose crisis. ese challenges included These new forms of opioids, a lack of awareness and students denial of the issue.

Still, the report said, BHSD and County Administration are committed to doing all we can to protect our community ART BY KATIE WU from fentanyl.

The county plans to launch the active fight against fentanyl overdoses with local high schools before expanding the initiative to universities and colleges in the area by installing vending machines with fentanyl test strips and emergency kits around college campuses.

Dowell said PAUSD is still in the discussion phase with the county about what the rollout and implementation would look like in the district, especially since there are some who still want more clarification on the benefits of Narcan rescue kits.

We re still definitely in the earlier stages of getting everyone on the same page and understanding why it would be so beneficial to have the (rescue kits) on campus if someone is having an overdose, Dowell said.

Dowell said the timeline for the process is difficult to determine since it will take some time to get the rescue kits approved. The first step starts with amending the board policy at the Executive Cabinet level, which involves the assistant and deputy superintendents and would need to be approved by a vote from the Board of Education.

Clearly, it s going to be a larger discussion and decision that goes through multiple layers of approval, Dowell said. (But) once the Board approves it after taking student and family opinions into consideration, our district has the ability to have Narcan on our campuses.

Dowell said this step towards the implementation of overdose reversal measures is part of a greater movement towards full accessibility of emergency precautions concerning classroom health.

She said, We really care about students and staff o ur goal is to make sure that someone s health condition or their lack of healthcare, which includes life saving medications, is not a barrier to their education and future success.

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he Palo Alto City Council voted 7-0 to name Oct. 10 Indigenous Peoples Day and Italian Heritage Day, replacing the previous title of Columbus Day. The vote happened at the council s Sept. 12 meeting.

Council member Greer Stone said the name change is related to the historical context surrounding Christopher Columbus.

I always felt very against recognizing a man like Columbus who committed unspeakable acts against the Indigenous populations in the Americas and began a genocide, Stone said. The name change realigns Palo Alto with what our values are.

We are a tolerant, progressive community that values diversity and the dignity of human life. And those are all things that Christopher Columbus does not represent.

Stone said Palo Altos mayor and vice mayor first introduced a proposal in March to recognize holidays they havent before.

In addition to recommending Holocaust Remembrance Day and Armenian Genocide Remembrance day, Stone said he recommended changing the name of Columbus Day. There wasnt enough support at the time to simply adopt (the change), so the decision was to refer to the Human Relations Commission to discuss that in addition to several other holidays, Stone said.

HRC Chair Kaloma Smith said the commissioners used a drafted framework to help determine the levels of celebrations holidays should have. The framework considers service, celebration, awareness, remembrance and affinity groups.

We started asking questions like, why are we celebrating, what are the communities impacted, is this a day of remembrance or service, and how does this resonate in certain communities, Smith said.

Smith said the commission also examined the value potential celebratory events would have on residents.

We look at each holiday and make sure (the celebration) is not just performative, but really having a profound community impact, Smith said. I believe holidays are important and how, why and where you celebrate is critical.

Smith also said community engagement was a factor in making the recommendation to the City Council because Palo Alto is not historically an Italian or Indigenous community, though there are people of these descents.

I think as we evolve as a community and culture, we have to start asking ourselves, What have we done from historical ignorance or historical precedent versus what matches our current reality? Smith said.

The Indigenous Peoples Club president and senior William Barney is a descendant of the Karuk Tribe based in Siskiyou County and said he is not entirely happy with the city council s decision. He said adding Italian Heritage Day to Indigenous Peoples Day takes away from the historical importance of recognizing native cultures.

This date is one of the only national holidays recognizing Indigenous peoples and it is still not even federally recognized, Barney said. Native American culture dives deep into our country s history, and the change from Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day was meant to recognize that.

But Stone said the addition of Italian Heritage Day was necessary to get a majority vote from the city council.

I know some council members were uncomfortable with the idea of removing Columbus Day as a celebration, Stone said.

I thought it was reasonable that many Italian Americans essentially use Columbus Day as an unofficial Italian heritage day. It was with that understanding and the need to reach a compromise in order to get a majority vote that we moved to rename Columbus Day. However, Smith said the combined holiday may take away from fully celebrating each group.

We had a missed opportunity to really honor our indigenous population, Smith said. I think we as a community need to find spaces to honor Italian American heritage. But this is not that.

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In an effort to create higher-quality recycled water and mitigate the ongoing drought, the City of Palo Alto and Valley Water plan to build multiple water treatment and purification facilities.

Palo Alto Public Works commissioned a wastewater treatment plant to remove salts and reduce dissolved solids from recycled water, according to Assistant Director of Public Works Karin North.

The smaller salt removal facility would take out the salts and then blend it with existing recycled water and create higher quality water, North said. The enhanced recycled water would drop the average concentration of dissolved solids in half.

North said the low salt percentage of the recycled water will make it suitable for the irrigation of even sensitive plants.

Because it s a higher quality water, it does not cause any harm to the plants receiving the recycled water, North said. We ve been applying that water to sensitive species and trees.

In an effort to repurpose an outdated sewage treatment plant on Embarcadero Way, North said the salt removal facility will be built on top of it.

Essentially, in the next 10 years, we are rebuilding the entire sewage treatment plant, North said. We re recording tanks, routing piping, taking tanks down and trying to reinforce them, putting in new technology and putting those tanks back online.

North said the new salt removal facility will improve the efficiency of existing treatment plants, dramatically increasing the amount of water that can be filtered and blended into enhanced water.

When we blend (the filtered water with recycled water), our flows would increase from 4 million gallons of water per day to around six, North said.

In addition to the salt removal facility, Gary Kremen, a board member and director at Valley Water, said The Santa Clara Valley Water District plans to build cation facility in Palo Alto near San a regional purification Antonio Road. is regional project This is about taking uid wastewater fluid and turning it into water that can be used for not only watering redwood trees, but turning it SE LI YE into indirect ART B potable reuse water, Kremen said.

Kirsten Struve, an Assistant Officer of the Water Supply Division, said the purification facility uses microfiltration and reverse osmosis to clean wastewater.

While the two plants have different purposes, North said they will work together to provide potable recycled water.

About half of the treated water from the salt removal facility goes to the Valley Water plant, and then they would purify it further for drinking water, North said.

Struve said Valley Water hopes to start construction in 2024 and have the plant fully operational by 2028.

According to Kremen, the project is being expedited to combat the drought.

Some projects take 20-30 years sometimes, but we re going pretty quick because of the drought, Kremen said.

While Valley Water is making progress on its plant, North said the estimated budget of the salt removal facility surged from $20 million to around $53 million.

We originally estimated the price in current dollars, (but) now we have to scale it based on inflation, North said. We knew it was going to be higher. I just didnt expect it to go up that high.

But Kremen said money shouldnt be an issue because it looks like the federal government will be able to assist more with water-related projects as the issue of water conservation becomes increasingly important.

There s been positive news that looks like the federal government has realized that recycling water is a good thing, Kremen said. So there might be some money coming in because of that.

And Kremen said he thinks the severity of the drought in California makes these potential water treatment plants a crucial defense against the effects of climate change.

Our state suffers periodic droughts, and it s getting worse with climate change as there s less precipitation, Kremen said. We need to have many alternative water supplies.

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A new condominium housing proposal to occupy the parking lot behind Jamba Juice at Town and Country aroused the concerns of the owners of Town and Country.

Ed Storm, the Chairman of the Board for Hunter Properties, a real estate development firm based in Cupertino, proposed the project of 20 condominiums to the city and owners of Town and Country.

The owner of Town and Country, Ellis Partners, said in a Palo Alto Online article they are against the proposal because it will alter the appeal and environment of Town and Country. Ellis Partners were contacted but did not respond for an interview.

City council member Greer Stone said that while Palo Alto is always in need of more housing, the new units arent expected to be affordable.

Unfortunately, the project only provides 20 condo units, both one and two-bedroom

condos ranging in price from $1,293,750 to $1,650,000, with only four below market rate units, Stone said.

Council Member Greg Tanaka said the developer brought the proposal to the city council, and a preliminary meeting pre-screening was held on Sept. 12.

Basically, that allows a developer to submit initial designs and plans to the city council for the council to provide preliminary feedback and thoughts, Tanaka said.

The opinions given were mainly positive, Stone said.

The council does not take a vote or stance during pre-screening, Stone said. Although we did not take a vote, it appeared that the majority of council members maintained a positive view of the project as proposed.

The project will take the place of a parking lot at Town and Country, leading to a loss of parking spots for various stores. However,

Stone said parking is not the only issue that must be considered.

When discussing any new project, the city needs to consider various unintended consequences such as increased traffic, school impacts, parking space concerns, as well as increased demands on existing city services, Stone said.

Additionally, the location of the proposed project is in a Community Commercial zone, meaning it is not completely zoned for residential housing.

The City s Planned Home Zoning tool allows the city to build in those areas not zoned for housing if they provide 20% of the housing units as BMR (below market rate) and the housing project does not create more jobs than it does housing, Stone said.

Senior McKenna Rausch is a frequent shopper at Town and Country who purchases lunch from there almost daily. According to

Rausch, the potential housing project could negatively affect her shopping experience and that of other students.

If there is constant loud construction, the reason to even go to Town and Country will go away, and I can see myself wanting to just stay at school for lunch instead, Rausch said.

While Rausch said the project may benefit Palo Alto, she is concerned about the potential downsides.

She said, The construction would cause issues for Town and Country businesses, and then once the condos are built, (Town and Country) will be overcrowded, making it harder for us students to get food or places to sit.

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wo cases headed to the U.S. Supreme Court this month hold the power to alter the way colleges use race as a factor in their admissions processes. Many experts believe the conservative majority of the court will result in a decision against the colleges current practices.

On Oct. 31, the Supreme Court will hear the case Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, a lawsuit concerning racial discrimination in college admissions processes. The use of affirmative action in college admissions has raised disputes since its inception.

AP U.S. History teacher John Bungarden said proponents of affirmative action in the application process say it levels the playing field by providing a step up for underrepresented minorities.

It s like the grand baseball game of life, Bungarden said. I started on second base. They started in the dugout. I may have gotten home, and they may be right behind me, but they had to work a whole lot harder to get there.

Affirmative action takes root in Civil Rights Movement

In 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order 10925 to establish the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, an agency that enforces laws and investigates complaints regarding discrimination in the workplace.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, this executive order required public institutions to integrate people of different races, creeds and national origins.

During the late 1960s, many colleges adopted the newly established policy of affirmative action to address discrimination on campus.

In the early 1970s, universities admitted nearly double the number of Black students compared to the year before,

reflecting the Civil Rights Movement s call for racial diversity.

Following widespread university actions, the use of affirmative action in college admissions became encouraged. This allowed some consideration of race in the application process in order to diversify student populations on campus.

With no explicit restrictions on affirmative action, many universities began to follow the trend of setting racial quotas that determined the number of applicants of a certain race they would accept in any given year.

But in the landmark case Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, a white man named Allan Bakke won a lawsuit against the University of California on the basis of reverse discrimination for the university s use of race as an admissions factor.

This 1978 ruling prohibited the use of racial quotas, stating such quotas &#4?%'#)%')=&@%$ were unconstitutional and violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th L@#"%4='$)(+)P Amendment and Title VI of the 1964 PBQL)=G(#")(,#)A= Civil Rights Act. While quota systems are prohibited, the Supreme Court continues to side with universities practicing affirmative action in the college admissions process. A quota system is a policy that sets a specific number of spots aside per year for minority students while affirmative action attempts to reach that same goal by using race as only one factor.

Educational Equity Program Manager Sally Chen from Chinese for Affirmative Action, a racial justice organization based in San Francisco, said the Supreme Court has continuously affirmed that diversity in education is important, but certain groups of people have protested affirmative action due to their political beliefs.

These attacks on affirmative action, the use of race in admissions, have come as part of a larger conservative wave to try to remove policies that are sort of our legacy and under inheritance from the Civil Rights Movement, Chen said.

Furthermore, affirmative action now includes many marginalized groups of people.

While affirmative action is primarily known as a race-related policy, it now legally encompasses sex, religion, disability, indigenous stature and sexual orientation.

Bungarden said the upcoming Harvard and UNC Supreme Court cases should re-examine how affirmative action might be advantageous or disadvantageous to certain groups of people.

Some kids feel wronged because they did all they could do to mirror acceptance into one of the elite top three institutions in this country, and they dont get in because we ve admitted too many of your kind, whatever that means, Bungarden said. That just seems wrong.

However, Chen from CAA said affirmative action offers many more benefits than drawbacks.

We re in support of the use of race in admissions, Chen said. It is extremely effective. There are no-race, race-blind, or race-neutral alternatives that can reach the same levels of ability to recruit and retain a diverse cohort of students.

Bungarden also said while some students may be negatively affected by affirmative action in college admissions, many universities try their best to provide opportunities for marginalized groups of students.

On the other hand, for Harvard, you want a diverse student body, Bungarden said.

How do you create that otherwise?

While the Harvard and UNC cases have brought up many different sides to whether or not affirmative action in college admissions is ethical, Chen said many people s identities revolve around their race.

(Affirmative action) is about looking at someone with their whole story, Chen said. You lose so much when you re turning a blind eye to race and racism.

Due to its controversial nature, Bungarden said there is no correct answer regarding affirmative action, especially for the college admissions process.

No matter the solution you come up with, it will be imperfect, Bungarden said. People will be affected and will be denied opportunities that they feel they are entitled to

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Analyzing Harvard & UNC vs. SFFA cases

The court cases against Harvard and UNC are brought by the Students for Fair Admissions, an organization that claims that the use of affirmative action results in illegal racial discrimination.

SFFA founder Edward Blum said he hopes that race will be completely eliminated as a factor in college admissions.

It is our hope that the U.S. Supreme Court ends the use of racial classifications and preferences in admissions at all colleges and universities in the United States, Blum

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The two cases were argued together before the First Circuit Court, who abided by precedent and ruled in favor of Harvard University. But the cases will be heard separately by the Supreme Court so that newly inaugurated Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who formerly served on the Harvard Board of Overseers, can still rule on the UNC case.

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Gunn senior Paul Kramer, the founder of the Institute for Youth in Policy, said while he doesnt expect the Supreme Court to completely ban affirmative action, the conservative majority on the court may limit the consideration of race in the college admissions process.

I dont think the Supreme Court is going to determine that Harvard cant use race at all, since it s a private institution, Kramer said. I believe it s going to reverse the First Circuit Court ruling but not categorically disapprove of affirmative action. They might ban quotas but likely allow race as a factor in admissions.

Kramer said private institutions arent bound by federal rules as much as public institutions are.

Public institutions are restricted from using any racial, ethnic or gender statistics in their review of candidates due to federal regulation, which contrasts with the more holistic and race-conscious approach that is taken legally by many private institutions, Kramer said.

Chen said the Supreme Court has historically upheld affirmative action practices, noting that the use of race in admissions has been upheld through over 40 years of Supreme Court decisions.

She also cited the downward trend in diversity at California schools after affirmative action was banned in the state, and that the upcoming case has potential to extend that trend nationally.

If you look at UC s versus Harvard, we ve seen really drastic reductions in the number of black and brown students at the UC s, Chen said. We ve seen that impact in areas beyond education, like in public employment and public contracting.

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Asian American and junior Sophia Kim said the main idea of affirmative action is to increase opportunities for underrepresented minorities in order to compensate for past discrimination and a practical way of increasing diversity from the educational standpoint.

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Carter Blair, a senior and president of the Black Student Union, said the recent controversy around affirmative rmative action is reason to reexamine how universities have been practicing it.

I think that it was definitely beneficial ficial in the past, but the fact that some of these cases have gone to the Supreme Court proves that it s a more complex issue that needs to be looked at and explored, Blair said.

Blair also said college admission officials may want to consider a more complete background of their applicants.

When we talk about Black and Latino students trying to get into college, the major argument for affirmative action is that they come from a lower socioeconomic background, Blair said.

So this raises the question, should affirmative action shift to examining people and their socioeconomic status more than their cultural and racial backgrounds?

However, the main controversy stems from Asian American groups opposing affirmative action based on race because they say it tends to work against them.

But Southeast Asian junior Sidd Sen doesnt agree. He said affirmative action is beneficial as it supports disadvantaged and minority students.

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I can see where (Asian American students) are coming from because they probably feel that they re being disadvantaged by the system, the same way I feel I m being disadvantaged, Sen said. But, there are people who are already disadvantaged, who need to be advantaged, even at the cost of other people.

However, freshman Gavin Lin said it is a combination of hard work and privilege that gives some students the upper hand when it comes to college admissions.

I feel like affirmative action should not play a role in college admissions because you cant control your race, but you can control how hard you work, Lin said. At the same time, some groups are frequently born into a lot more privilege than others and do have an advantage.

Contrastingly, Sally Chen from Chinese for Affirmative Action said race still needs to be looked at since it is such a prevalent part in modern society.

To try to be race blind in a world where racism still exists, and if racism were not in existence, then maybe we could talk about being race-blind, Chen said. But that s not the reality we live in.

Chen also said abolishing affirmative action in college admissions reverses the progress society has been making in terms of desegregation.

Part of this idea around affirmative action is about integration. To some extent, you have to think about recruiting people who have been historically excluded, Chen said. But if you re removing all these tools that are originally meant to combat segregation, how can we talk about actually having an integrated classroom and integrated society?

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Affirmative rmative action has already prompted multiple Supreme Court cases over the years. Its inherently controversial nature due to what critics say is its quasidiscriminatory practices have sparked debate, discussion and argument ever since it was instituted.

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Nonetheless, the idea that diversity whether on a college campus, workplace or any other organization is important to educated thinking and eeffective representation, is a core value of our country and democratic system as it stands today.

I think no matter where you work, or what you do, no matter where you are, diversity of thought is incredibly important, Kramer said. And diversity of thought comes from diverse backgrounds. So the idea of affirmative action is not wrong, per se, but it could be reimagined to be a lot better than it is now.

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The ban, issued by the California Air Resources Board and awaiting required approval from the Environmental Protection Agency, will prohibit the sale of cars that emit greenhouse gasses like carbon dioxide, accelerating the transition to electric vehicles in California. The rule also sets intermittent targets: 35% of cars sold by 2026 and 68% of cars by 2030 must produce zero emissions. Today, only 16% of new cars reach this threshold.

While eliminating gas-powered passenger vehicles would be monumental in combating climate change, increased accessibility and availability of electric cars, substantial infrastructure, and a more gradual implementation of eco-friendly vehicles is necessary to ensure success.

When buying an electric car today, your options are limited compared to gas cars. Unless youd like to be associated with Elon Musk t he billionaire who fires people for disagreeing with him while also criticizing Twitter s moderation policies for infringing on free speech b y driving a Tesla, your options are a small range of spaceship looking, low-power models.

This lack of options raises concerns because many people drive for reasons more than just to get from Point A to Point B. They view their car as a form of self-expression and even a companion.

While Ford became the first American car brand to introduce an all-electric truck this year, and

other car companies plan to follow suit with more powerful and utilitarian electric cars, they are far from comparable to their gas counterparts. Ford s electric F-150 is over $17,000 more than the gas version, and the range is only 230 miles for the electric model compared to 700 miles for the gas model. While not having to pay for gas may reverse the increased cost of the car itself, many ord the increased cost of people cant afford an electric car and thus will be hesitant to purchase one.

In addition, most electric car models on the market are high-end cars, meaning they are expensive, electric or not. To make electric cars a comparable alternative to gas cars, car companies should convert lower-end models to electric power first to provide ff ffordable the same, more affordable options that the market for ff ffers. gas-powered cars offers.

While many car brands like Nissan and Chevrolet have added electric car models to their lineup, few besides Ford have converted existing gas models to electric ones. Not only does converting existing, less expensive models to electric help increase accessibility, but it also makes it more likely that gas car owners will make the switch to electric since it s still the same model they re used to.

Not only is there a lack of affordable electric vehicles, but their shorter ranges are inconvenient because electric charging stations are not as available as gas stations.

While charging stations are common across the

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Bay Area, there are often few in lowincome areas. What s more, depending on the electric vehicle, charging times can range from 30 minutes to 12 hours, making stopping for power bothersome and a luxury most cannot afford.

Furthermore, other states will have to get on board with all-electric vehicles soon to allow car companies to expand the affordability and range of their electric vehicles. If surrounding states continue to sell gas cars, it will be difficult for car companies to allocate the necessary resources to go all-in with electric vehicles and meet the requirements of the ban by 2035.

The ban also ignores the fact that not all motor vehicles will be able to make the transition to pure-electric by 2035. Though electric construction trucks would be ideal, there are likely many inhibiting factors including the sheer size and weight of trucks.

With gas stations closed due to a lack of demand,

the government will have to provide larger, diesel powered vehicles alternative methods to continue acquiring fuel.

In addition, banning the production and sale of all cars that rely even partially on gas, including hybrid vehicles, may make it harder for people to transition to electric vehicles.

For many car owners, a hybrid car serves as a gateway to getting an electric car because it offers many of the same features as a gas car while introducing some of the sensation and style of an electric car.

And while hybrid cars still produce carbon dioxide emissions, they tend to be more environmentally friendly and fuel efficient than gas cars. Therefore, the California Air Resources Board should consider allowing a certain percentage of hybrid vehicles past 2035 to help ease the transition to fully electric vehicles and focus on making smaller, more effective changes.

If nothing else, gas stations are a part of American culture that many will be sad to let go. With increased accessibility of electric cars, the right infrastructure and a more gradual rollout, get ready to say your goodbyes to your favorite gas station snacks and dingy bathrooms come 2035.

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Staff Writer When I was handed back the first Algebra 2 Honors math test my sophomore year, I thought the world had come to an end: a fat, red 59 was scrawled at the top of my paper.

“Stick it out,” was the phrase ingrained in my head by my teacher when I approached them teary-eyed and soul crushed by my academic performance. Pride, pressure and a delusional amount of determination filled me, and I saw no other option other than to stay in the class.

Over time, as I saw the number of students in my class rapidly shrink, “stick it out” became my mantra. Although I ultimately made the decision to stay, it was one of the worst choices I made for myself that year, because I was forcing myself into a shoe that didn’t fit.

Drop deadlines are nearing, and in honors classes, many students think they need to do whatever it takes to stay course and not throw away their potential to succeed.

However, this thinking harms students, and teachers often amplify this thought process.

When Brooke Hudacek was a sophomore, she said she enrolled in an honors class that she later wanted to drop. At the time, she had a grade of an A but was having a difficult time keeping up with the rigorous workload.

Before making the decision to tell her teacher, Hudacek said flicted over her choices. she felt conflicted “I’m a very STEM focused person,” Hudacek said. “I need to be in the good science and

math classes because that’s what I’m good at. If I laned down, what am I good at now?”

Hudacek eventually talked to her teacher about her struggles, but she said this only prevented her from dropping.

“I wanted to get one of the forms and talk to my parents about it,” Hudacek said. “And (my teacher) basically was saying, if you have a certain grade in the class, then I’m not going to sign the form.”

Hudacek said her teacher’s advice was paradoxical: while their refusal to sign her drop form could be perceived as motivational, it also crossed a boundary of her right to selfdetermination; her teacher should not have made the decision for her to stay in the class.

“On one hand, it was nice to hear my teachers encouraging me,” Hudacek said. “But it was about the effort ffort I was putting into it. ff For how much I was getting out of it, it didn’t feel right to me. Yes, I could probably get an A in this class, if I worked really hard for it and spent a lot of time on it. But was I willing to do that? Not really.”

She never ended up dropping the class.

For students who were raised to believe teachers know better than they do, facing opposition from them makes an inherently hard decision even more painful. No one wants to be seen as dumb, incapable or as the student who takes the easy way out.

But dropping a class does not signal a student is not willing to work hard for a good grade. It’s merely a signal a student may not be compatible with a subject and that they want to challenge themselves in different fferent areas. ff However, destigmatizing the idea of downlaning a class is not enough. It needs to be praised for being a sign students are able to put themselves first in a high-pressure academic environment, where pushing limits is rewarded and setting limits is condemned.

In reality, the concept of well-roundedness in students is self-destructive. We cannot be good at everything; achieving excellence in every area and taking every advanced class available is virtually impossible.

Students are supposed to fill their niches.

Our graduating classes should be diverse, filled with future authors, journalists, scien scientists, athletes, artists and engineers. A mono monolith of AP Calculus BC students will probably not be the solution to our generation’s most pressing issues.

Taking the pressure off ff students to take advanced classes in all subjects allows them to use their time and talents more effectively. ffectively. It allows them to find ff and fill their niche; students will excel in the areas they are truly passionate about without wasting time on subjects where the input is simply not worth the output.

So to the students who are currently considering downlaning that one class: yes, it is a good idea.

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he week of Oct. 4 marked the annual celebration of Yom Kippur, arguably the most important holiday in Judaism. The week of Oct. 4 also marked my annual stressful inner battle regarding the decision to miss school and fall behind or feel guilty about not celebrating the Jewish High Holidays.

During Yom Kippur, observant Jews fast for 24 hours to atone for their sins, attend synagogue and break the fast with a festive communal dinner. Yom Kippur ends the week-long celebration of the Jewish new year, beginning with Rosh Hashanah. During Rosh Hashanah, most Jews attend a two-day long service at their local synagogue and enjoy honey and apples, which represent sweetness in the year to come.

As a progressive school district that recognizes many diverse groups of people, PAUSD should add the first day of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur to the list of No School Days in order to eliminate this workversus-faith dilemma many Jews face.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act requires all public schools to reasonably accommodate students who hold religious beliefs by excusing their religious absences.

However, the vast majority of teachers still arent very supportive of students missing class time, especially for a seemingly non-important reason such as a holiday.

By giving all students time off for the High Holidays, Jewish students could focus on celebrating their holidays without stressing over the school work they are missing, and non-Jews would have the opportunity to study, sleep or destress.

While most teachers are willing to give students extensions to accommodate for missed class time for religious reasons, they clearly never check the Jewish calendar when organizing lesson plans. Whether through assigning noteworthy projects during the High Holidays or scheduling a test the day after, it feels as though PAUSD and many teachers simply do not care about inclusivity when it comes to Judaism.

At the bare minimum, teachers should form their lesson plans while considering that a fair percentage of their students will be out on two days for the High Holidays.

The High Holidays are traditionally meant to be days of rest and reflection that include no writing or use of technology. This makes it difficult for Jewish students to attend synagogue and follow the customs without avoiding an overwhelming amount of work from school that

they will later have to catch up on their own time.

Some may argue that it is unfair to give time off for holidays from one religion but not others.

Although PAUSD does not publicize demographics on religion, according to the Jewish Community Federation, Santa Clara County s Jewish population is the largest in the Bay Area.

PAUSD is often portrayed as an inclusive community, however, it has

not considered all underrepresented groups of people, such as Jews, when creating the school year calendar.

By allocating two out of 29 no school days to the High Holidays, PAUSD would not only better integrate Jews into the community, but it would be able to uphold its prestigious reputation of supporting its diverse student body.

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assignments and tests on or following Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. PAUSD must also consider giving the High Holidays off for all students, Jewish or not, as the next step towards inclusivity and diversity.

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Four-period block days are the most difficult days of the week. Taking four or even seven classes a day increases students stress levels and decreases their productivity and focus.

Fourth period prep solves this problem. Having a free fourth period helps students by decreasing their workload.

Students who have fourthperiod preps can also enjoy the afternoon and avoid the traffic rush following the end of the school day.

While some prefer firstperiod preps because of the flexible sleep schedule it allows, changing sleep schedules based on the day can negatively affect energy and immune systems. According to the Center of Disease Control, students with inconsistent sleep schedules have lower levels of concentration and often experience perform porrer academically.

Adequate sleep contributes to a student s overall health and well-being, the CDC said. Students should get the proper amount of sleep at night to help stay focused, improve concentration, and improve academic performance.

Additionally, for student athletes, having class during fourth period can be challenging.

During the winter, students have less than an hour of sunlight after school ends at 4:10, hindering their ability to do outdoor activities. According to a study conducted by Environ Health in 2009, cognitive abilities are correlated with seasonal depression and levels of sunlight.

The fact that sunlight exposure was associated with cognition in depressed participants supports our hypothesis that the physiological mechanisms which give rise to seasonal depression may also be involved with sunlight s effect on cognitive function, Environ said.

In addition to all of these facts, having a fourth period prep helps students with their organization and time management.

Because students have already had all of their classes for the day, they are able to fully map out the most optimal time to study and do their homework. They are simply better equipped to tackle the rest of their day. Which is more productive: staying organized or waking up early to study ?

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Most students are night-owls. I can count on zero hands the number of students I know who are early birds (hint: the number is zero).

And this isnt just a Paly quirk, as there is scientific evidence that adolescents are most often night owls. When given the choice, most teenagers prefer to stay up later and wake up later, which is a schedule a first-period prep complements. Because doing work in accordance with your circadian rhythm vastly improves your performance, a first-period prep makes all students better students.

Having a first-period prep allows students to improve their circadian rhythm by sleeping in. As of July 1, California public high schools, by law, cannot start earlier than 8:30 a.m. According to Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, an extra hour and 30 minutes every morning could have students academically perform better due to more sleep. Not having to wake up for a first-period class would compound this effect, enhancing productivity.

Additionally, getting to school is easier with a first period prep because there isnt as

much traffic. It also makes the commute safer, as there are less yellow-light running comutters outside of rush hour and students breaking the law to get to class on time First-period preps also increase the amount of study and homework time available for those who get up early. A free first-period allow students to finish up homework from the night before and because people generally perform better in the morning after having a good night s rest, allows for more productivity than a prep at the end of the day.

Because the first-period prep happens at the same time, three times a week (always at 9 a.m.), you dont have to change your morning routine depending on the day of the week. It s the same for Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

Clearly, first-period prep is superior to all other prep periods because it improves students sleep schedule, and it gives them more time to finish homework from the night before. Plus, wouldnt you want to start your day not trying to beat traffic?

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The controversy over affirmative action and race-based admissions in college applications has reached the Supreme Court, which will rule on two related cases on Oct. 31.

A nonprofit organization, Students for Fair Admissions, has filed lawsuits against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina with the goal of abolishing all affirmative action, claiming that these schools admissions policies discriminate against Asian American applicants.

Amid the pending SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC lawsuits, The Campanile thinks the Supreme Court should side with Harvard and UNC and uphold the use of affirmative action in college admissions.

The decades-long controversy of affirmative action stems from the goal of righting the wrongs of our nations past.

Historically, affirmative action was first implemented to help integrate African Americans into the workforce after centuries of implicit and explicit oppression.

Today, students of color are still discriminated against in many aspects of society, including higher education.

By increasing accessibility to a college education for students of color, affirmative action in college admissions helps to balance the playing field and alleviate this disparity.

However, the lawsuits brought by SFFA do nothing to mitigate this inequality. SFFA contends that highachieving students, specifically those of Asian backgrounds, are disadvantaged by affirmative action. This group cites research from Duke University economics professor Peter Arcidiacono who found that the number of Asian Americans accepted at that school would increase by 16% without race-based admissions.

SFFA fails to acknowledge that high achievement in students often correlates with family wealth. Marginalized groups such as Black and Latino communities often start with fewer resources, which can impair their ability to reach higher achievement.

According to the National Association of Secondary School Principals, Students living in poverty often have fewer resources at home to complete homework, study or engage in activities that helps equip them for success during the school day. As a result, such students are often at a disadvantage in the college admissions process when compared to more affluent students.

Furthermore, through the inequalities between racial groups, we must realize institutionalized racism has already become so ingrained in American society that simple Band-Aid solutions of reallocating educational opportunities by race are insufficient for resolving existing problems of equity.

Instead, The Campanile believes affirmative action should focus more on intersectionality. While we should

continue striving for greater equity among demographic groups, we must understand the disparity of opportunities even within these groups. For instance, just because a student is Asian does not mean they fit neatly into the model minority myth.

Rather than focusing on race, affirmative action in college admissions should place more emphasis on all of the aspects that comprise a student s educational situation, including gender identity and income. The term diversity should not be limited to racial diversity.

Diversity and equity remain the fundamental goal of affirmative action, and because numerous studies have pointed out the importance of diversity in higher education, The Campanile recognizes diversity has long-term benefits for all students. A study by John Hopkins University s Project MUSE found that immersing in a diverse college learning environment has a positive, indirect effect on personal growth, purpose in life, recognition of racism and volunteer work 13 years after graduation.

SFFA lawsuits push for equality through merit, but they do not acknowledge that unequal opportunities make a meritocracy inherently unequal. While there is no clear solution to the affirmative action controversy, The Campanile believes affirmative action in some form is necessary. Ultimately, as we continue to push for equity, our discourse will guide us toward a more diverse and equitable future, and affirmative action should be a part of that journey.

G2.,(D9#"#CH(!9%48=#&'(%&(&,I.(-0922*(52#"+(,*,0.%2& Palo Alto voters will select candidates on Nov. 8 to fill the two available seats on PAUSD s Board of Education. Among incumbent Shounak Dharap, Ingrid Campos, Shana Segal and Nicole Chiu-Wang, The Campanile thinks Dharap and Chiu-Wang will best represent the interests of parents and students on communication, academic achievement and student well-being.

During his first term, Dharap participated in public working groups like the Property Committee, the Financial Advisory Committee and the Policy Review Committee. The Campanile thinks Dharap will remain an active community participant while working toward his priorities of academic equity and mental health in a second term.

In 2021 and 2022, Dharap chaired the Board Equity Oversight Committee to create the Systemwide Integrated Framework for Transformation, a plan to decrease the achievement gap and promote diversity within the district. With measures to implement universal design for learning in classrooms, emphasize early literacy and provide equity-focused training for teachers, we think the SWIFT plan takes important steps to ensure equal opportunities for all students at all levels. With his prior experience on the board and on the equity oversight committee, Dharap would best oversee the implementation of the SWIFT plan and continue making progress to improve the district s equity plan.

Dharap has also supported creating more mental health resources within the district, which we think is important for reducing student stress. In 2022, he voted to allocate $16 million to hire therapists and counselors to make up for a lack of wellness staff after the COVID-19 pandemic, a valuable effort to improve student support.

The Campanile thinks Dharap s experience and priorities make him a versatile candidate to represent parent and

student interests and support his run for a second term for the board.

In addition, we believe Nicole Chiu-Wang deserves a seat for her commitment to supporting students at all grade levels, academically and socially, as well as her commitment to increasing diversity in the district.

With her experience as an entrepreneur and lawyer, The Campanile thinks Chiu-Wang is well-qualified to deal with administrative and operational challenges on the board.

To provide a solid foundation for the district, Chiu-Wang said one of her main goals is to strengthen early childhood education by extending programs like the Every Student Reads Initiative and creating a universal preschool to set students up for success in higher grades.

The Campanile thinks providing early education opportunities for all students is a critical step towards closing the achievement gap in the district.

Chiu-Wang also said she supports emphasizing student learning over test scores. In addition to tests, she proposed using teacher evaluations of progress and retakes on tests that demonstrate improvement to assess student progress. These alternative metrics would not only create a fairer, more holistic view of student achievement, but they could also contribute to lowering test anxiety and improving mental health among students.

Supporting diversity in the district is another of ChiuWang s main goals. With greater social-emotional learning and cultural awareness in history curriculum, for example, students can experience a broader range of perspectives and gain insight into building an inclusive, multiethnic community.

The Campanile urges voters to vote for Dharap and ChiuWang on Nov. 8. They are the candidates we think will make the greatest positive impact on our community and our school.

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Artist Jon Scally has been glassblowing for over 20 years. You see their excitement, and it just kind of fuels you, Scally said. I love sharing that with other people.

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Two onlookers peruse the colorful selection of glass pumpkins during the 27th Annual Great Glass Pumpkin Patch on Oct. 1.

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crowd of families and friends looks on curiously as artists Jon Scally and Richard Small of the Bay Area Glass Institute demonstrate the process of making a glass pumpkin.

They entertain the audience, answering a wide range of questions from adults and kids alike, including which types of glass can have harmful effects on the atmosphere and what flavor of ice cream they would like from the food truck.

This demonstration is one of the many things that attracted over 5,000 people to Palo Altos 27th Annual Great Glass Pumpkin Patch.

Scally, who has been glassblowing for over 20 years, said glass is a wonderful material, which is why he loves being able to talk to people about it.

You see their excitement, and it just kind of fuels you, Scally said. I love sharing that with other people.

Small said his favorite part about festivals is doing the demos because it sparks so much interest and curiosity.

I m hoping that I m able to inspire (others) to also pursue art, Small said.

You can do this, and you can make stuff yourself.

Lucie Ramos, a new artist working on infusion art, which involves heating multiple glass pieces together in a kiln to join them, said she is inspired by all of the other artists works and the beauty of the festival.

She said the festival also helps artists gain more recognition.

It is big, well-advertised and very established, so it s really nice for the artists, Ramos said.

Sarah Corneille, the Executive Director of the Bay Area Glass Institute, said the glass festival exposes the Palo Alto community to local artists who specialize in glass art and connects residents with the local arts community.

The proceeds on the patch are given to the artist and then split between the Palo Alto Art Center and the Bay Area Glass Institute to help support our foundations and our operations, Corneille said.

Jackie Browning, a long-time patron of the festival, said attending it has become a personal tradition.

I put it on my calendar every year, Browning said. It s a fun, unique thing to do t hey have pumpkins all set up, there s so many different artists, different techniques with the glass that you see, the colors and the shapes.

In addition to the festival being beautiful, customer Lindsay Green likes that it is also family-friendly.

It s nice that they encourage kids, Green said. Even though it s all glass pumpkins, they still make room for families, and I think that s a great way for people to come out and socialize and enjoy all of the beautiful pumpkins.

Corneille said her favorite part about introducing others to glassblowing is watching the reactions of people who have never seen glassblowing.

There s just a rush of excitement, and people are mesmerized by the liquid and hot material, Corneille said. Glassblowing and liquid glass is magic.

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As a government that perpetuates the forced sterilization, rape and torture of over 1 million Uyghurs, China should not be allowed to have a formidable nuclear force nor a veto position on the United Nations.

Numerous Chinese police files obtained by the BBC in 2022 exposed Chinas use of government re-education camps to detain Uyghur Muslims. Reeducation camps, supposedly intended to counter terrorism and promote social integration, cause the destruction of cultural and religious identity by forcing a standard cultural practice onto detainees.

The files also described the existence of a shoot-to-kill policy, which encourages soldiers to shoot detainees who try to flee the camps.

The U.N. also determined in a 2022 report that China violated international human rights law through torture, enforced disappearances, intimidation and eradication of religious or cultural

expression. These practices made their use of re-education camps a potential crime against humanity.

However, because China s presence in the U.N. is a strong tether to stable diplomatic relationships with global nuclear powers, the U.N. and the U.S. refuse to acknowledge that the Xinjiang re-education, or internment, camps are a form of genocide.

Of course, this issue does not present a static response. China is committing genocide against the Uyghur minority, and it does not get any more complex than that. However, the U.N. denying to classify the issue as genocide is one of its safest responses. Though a slippery slope, China has the ability to wreak nuclear havoc on other nations including Taiwan if China is not part of the U.N. Though the U.N. refuses to acknowledge the genocide, China s actions can be classified as one based on the U.N. s own criterion that a nation must have the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group. Now more than ever, it is imperative that we, as an American collective, engage more with the issue by mobilizing and holding legislative bodies

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accountable for not addressing the issue.

There is too much at stake for us to be complacent and selfinsulated. We need to call out China s humanitarian abuses and honor basic human rights by enacting legislative measures, such as increased economic sanctions.

Social media and the press helped spotlight the issue for a short period of time.

But in order to create substantial change, we need to realize that our minimal efforts have

done little to cease Chinas incessant violence.

Instead of giving Chinas human rights abuses 15 minutes of fame, we need to demand action from local legislators by raising the issue at town halls and garnering widespread support for increased American action.

Though stopping Chinas powerful government is a monumental task, taking tangible steps to address the issue on the congressional and state levels are steps in the right direction.

Before 2016, the release of a new iPhone often created a mass sensation. Tremendous processing power jumps, major new features and big innovations made the new phone better than the previous one.

Now, though, new phones dont really introduce any game-breaking features and present only minor improvements. Having used the iPhone 12, I can confidently say I have not seen any major improvements compared to my previous phone. But having upgraded from the iPhone 12 to the iPhone 14, the minor improvements can add up.

The biggest difference between the iPhone 14 Pro and the iPhone 12 is the increase in battery life. However, the battery life increase of the iPhone 14 mostly comes from the iPhone 13 lineup.

Compared to the iPhone 13, the iPhone 14 exhibits similar (if not marginally worse) battery life: 8 hours 17 minutes on the 13 Pro and 7 hours 49 minutes on the 14 Pro. The iPhone 12 trails behind the other two at 5 hours 54 minutes.

This is mostly due to the always-on display: when the phone is off, you can still see a dim lock screen. You can also add widgets to your lock screen to receive more information, taking the place of notifications that are now at the bottom of the screen.

Sure, it s cool to be able to see the time and your widgets when your phone is off. Yet, considering most of the time my phone is either in my pocket or in use, the features on the iPhone 14 are not that useful.

The iPhone 14 Pro also has a high peak brightness for outdoor viewing. Under the direct sun, I havent felt the need to increase the brightness, unlike when using my iPhone 12. Its 2000 nits peak brightness is two times brighter than that of the iPhone 13 Pro and is higher than any other smartphone.

ART BY THEA PHILLIPS In terms of the camera, it is the second-largest change you ll actually use. The new main camera shoots in a higher-quality 48 megapixels rather than 12 from previous phones. While you have to shoot in ProRAW a button you click in the camera app in order to take advantage of all 48 megapixels, the larger sensor downsamples the pixels, combining four pixels into one, for more accurate photos during non-ProRAW shots.

The 48 megapixel sensor also allows you to take 2x zoom shots, cropping into the middle of the shot, without having a 2x zoom lens.

In addition to this new feature, all cameras have better low-light performance. They take slightly less time to get the shot and produce crisper images in dark lighting.

However, when using ProRAW to capture all 48 glorious megapixels, my storage space quickly filled up at about 50 megabytes per shot, which is ridiculous considering the base model iPhone 14 Pro still only has 128 gigabytes of storage.

The last important change from the iPhone 13 to the iPhone 14 is the dynamic island, or that pill at the top of the screen.

Apple claims this is a revolutionary way to get notifications, but in the end, a hole in the screen is a hole in the screen.

While it s fun to see music at the top of the screen when it s playing and the phone is displaying something else, it s certainly overhyped. Also, the dynamic island bites into the top of the screen whenever viewing widescreen content, unlike the previous notch, which hides away.

The iPhone 14 is a modest upgrade over the iPhone 13. Unless you are in constant danger of crashing your car or are an avid offthe-grid hiker where the new crash-detection and SOS features would be helpful if n ot life-saving I wouldnt recommend upgrading your iPhone for this generation. If you didnt have any reason to upgrade your phone before the new phones came out, you still have no reason to upgrade.

Still, carrier offers do have some really great deals, such as getting the new phone for free. If you have any iPhone from the 11 series or newer, you can get at least $800 of credit (up to $1000) when trading in your phone at AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon.

If you can get the new iPhone 14 for free, go for it. But if not, last year s iPhone 13 is still a strong choice. For most people, the iPhone 14 is a skip.

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New teachers elaborate on paths to Paly

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Mary Haddad Chemistry and Biology During graduate school, Biology and Chemistry teacher Mary Haddad worked as a part-time substitute teacher, which allowed her to work in different schools throughout California.

While Haddad rotated through different schools, she said she found Paly s environment particularly special.

I would always ask the students and the teachers about the good and the bad of the school, and I was really taken with the way that students in this district kept

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using the word community over and over, Haddad said. They kept telling you the other best part of being here is the people we get to be here with.

In her classroom, Haddad said she hopes to foster the strong sense of community that first convinced her to teach at Paly.

Haddad said, I really liked the way that students and staff talked about the community here, and I wanted to be part of that.

Algebra and Geometry teacher Randolph Mercado s interest in teaching emerged in middle school, when he started helping his peers with their math homework.

Learning to work collaboratively with others later encouraged Mercado to become a teacher.

Mercado said he hopes students enter his classroom every day with an open mind and a readiness to persevere through problems.

I think that any student who has put in a good effort will take away believing that they are capable of doing at least a little bit, and that s all I m looking for, Mercado said.

Today, Mercado said his favorite part of teaching is when a student understands a concept and realizes their capabilities.

Mercado said, Those are the things that you look for and that really keep you going in teaching.

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During Cohens time attending Notre Dame de Namur University, she founded a nonprofit organization that helps to provide more people with the opportunity of getting involved in theater.

Cohen is currently teaching her first year at Paly. Although she doesnt teach theater at Paly, she said she uses her coaching experience when teaching English, allowing her to visualize the direct results of her coaching.

You get to see all of that hard work, Cohen said. At the end of the year, you get to see this kid who has grown so much from when you first met, so it s very rewarding.

During her time in college, she also taught English to incarcerated teenagers in a juvenile detention center. Cohen said she has brought the lessons she learned from them to her teaching today.

What it really taught me was patience, Cohen said. It taught me understanding and taught me empathy. I really try to bring that understanding into the classroom no matter where I m at.

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Deng said her love of teaching emerged at UC San Diego, where geology professor Jeff Cook s enthusiasm hooked her.

Deng also said she fondly remembers the teachers who inspired her to pursue science and hopes to instill this kind of an interest in science in her students. Most importantly, she said she encourages students to enjoy their time at school.

You can live your life and enjoy it while you re a high schooler, Deng said.

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Idabelle Cunningham Algebra and Geometry Geometry and Algebra teacher Idabelle Cunninghams path to teaching math started with a blunder.

During a math placement test at UC Santa Cruz, Cunningham accidentally swapped her college ID for her high school one, resulting in her retaking Precalculus.

Having previously learned the content, Cunningham was at first uninterested, but her classmates zest gradually revived her love of math.

Even though you were in a lecture hall with 300 students, they had so much energy and compassion for the subject, Cunningham

said. It made me really like the subject.

Cunningham originally planned to major in computer science, but her interest in math led her to an internship that motivated her to complete a teaching credential at UC Berkeley.

Cunningham said the accepting environment at Paly is one of the reasons she decided to teach here.

It s like I ve known these people for so long, and it s only been a couple months, Cunningham said. I do really appreciate just how collaborative they are. I dont feel like I m teaching alone; I feel like I m teaching with my team.

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Stanford University admits only 1,757 annually. Yet, an average of 10 students from PAUSD are admitted every year, far above the national average.

Rather than boasting an intrinsic advantage over other students around the U.S., PAUSD students have access to resources, educational opportunities and the highly debated college legacy.

College legacy refers to universities favoring children of alumni in the admissions process, a process that has raised ethical concerns among students and equity experts. Some say preferential legacy treatment reduces the merit of first-generation students while inflating the opportunities of already-privileged, usually wealthy, groups of people.

But junior Jonathan Liu disagrees.

When it comes to inflating privileges, (legacy) makes such a small difference, it barely affects your admission, Liu said.

In a Sept. 20 Campanile survey sent out through Schoology, 35% of 230 Paly students said they have a parent who attended Stanford University or an Ivy League school.

Sophomore Liesel Peterson, a sophomore with Stanford legacy, said the true benefit of legacy lies in access to more opportunities and resources from Ivy-educated parents than an advantage in the applicant pool.

In all honesty, my grades are fairly average, so (legacy wont) have a huge impact on me, Peterson said. But, I have more opportunities (than first-generation students).

Peterson said her dad s legacy will help her navigate college applications, a network she recognizes other students might not have.

My dad knows how the admissions process works, so he s able to help me, Peterson said.

Someone whos applying to Stanford as a first-generation student has to go into the process blind.

While Peterson said she thinks preferential admissions are

unethical, Liu said he thinks the legacy system benefits all students because it creates an incentive for alumni to donate. Liu said legacy donations help universities reach more students even though they dont help legacy students get admitted.

Ann E. Kaplan, Senior Director of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, said donations can affect the financial aid process.

(Donations) to (universities) are for scholarships more than any other purpose, Kaplan said. While such contributions remain among the smallest categories of gifts, representing 7.4% of the 2021 total, they can be transformative.

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Junior Jacob Winefeld, who is taking four AP classes and an honors course, said his classes are rigorous and difficult to manage, especially since tests are becoming more frequent.

This week I ve had five tests, and I didnt really sleep too much, Winefeld said. I think (the courses) are pretty difficult I didnt expect it to be really winding up so much.

Winefeld said he understands AP courses are inherently more difficult, and he is working to find a better plan to organize his homework.

I dont think (the difficulties of AP classes) differ too much, but I feel like they re more structured, Winefeld said. And the teachers are better because they have to follow the

standards. I m trying to work on time management and improve by doing my homework as soon as I get home. It s a solvable case.

In order to prevent an overwhelming course load, teacher advisers, counselors and the Course Catalog all recommend students take no more than two AP classes per year.

While senior Megha Madhabhushi agrees with the recommendation, she is still taking three APs. Madhabhushi said the coursework can be manageable if students prioritize time management and their sleep schedules.

I know some people who put a bigger load on themselves and go to sleep at 2 oclock in the morning, and they are some of the people who dont prioritize sleep, which is another whole issue, Madhabhushi said. It s a good general thing to take a couple APs, but if you take more, it s on yourself to take care of other health needs.

Madhabhushi said students often ignore the school guidelines about AP classes because of significant peer pressure on campus and academic expectations in Palo Alto.

We live in a highly competitive environment which already has aboveaverage standards, Madhabhushi said.

You have to be above average. People say it s for colleges, but it s basically because of Paly and Palo Alto culture.

Winefeld agrees and said he has often felt encouraged to take classes to meet the expectations of his environment.

People are pressured into taking APs because of peers (and) many juniors are doing much more than two APs for college, Winefeld said.

I personally didnt want to take AP (Language and Composition) because I dont really like English, but I still took it because everyone (else was) doing it.

Senior Michelle Pan, taking five APs, said the best solution for students taking rigorous AP classes is to plan work accordingly and take advantage of available help.

It s important to be good at time management and have a tutor if you need it, Pan said. If you want college credit, dual enrollment is a better option than AP everything, and not to overexert yourself.

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As a sleep-deprived junior whose favorite napping spot happens to be the single-sofa recliner at Paly s Wellness Center, wellness resources hold a special place in my heart. I decided to pay a series of visits to Allcove over the course of two weeks to see how it measured up to the Wellness Center and if it was a suitable place for students to destress and seek mental health resources.

What I think fundamentally differentiates Allcove from the Wellness Center isnt the space it provides, but the diverse range of services it offers. Allcove provides peer support, therapy, medical checkups, college and career counseling and more. To ensure accessibility, prior diagnoses and insurance are not required to make medical appointments.

When I walked into Allcove, I was greeted by staff at the front desk, where I checked myself in by filling out my name, pronouns and date of birth on a slip of paper. Beyond the lobby area, there s a flex space, which is like a living room; the communal area contains colorful couches, a widescreen TV, board games, snacks and a computer.

Scattered throughout the flex space are Allcove s Peer Support Specialists, young adults with counseling experience who work full-time to support teens. They function similarly to Wellness Center workers, who are usually open to discussing challenges with students.

During my first visit, I talked to a few of these specialists. I found them easier to converse with than Wellness Center workers because of our smaller age gap, which mimicked the experience of talking to a friend rather than an adult.

I also appreciated that the clinic hires peer support specialists of varying genders, sexual orientations and backgrounds s uch diversity and representation is integral to ensure all

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The common area at the Allcove mental health clinic in Midtown functions as a waiting room for therapy clients and also provides a space for youth to connect with their peers, talk to support specialists and relax.

teens have someone they can relate to and talk to.

My second time there, I decided to sit down and do some schoolwork at a coffee table in the flex space for a couple of hours, and the staff was accommodating to my needs during my stay. Whether I needed an extra pen or a cushion to prop my textbook up against, the staff had it.

The only downside is the flex space is relatively small, especially compared to the space at the Wellness Center. It s built for socializing and entertainment, not for working or resting; if other people decide to watch TV or play a board game with friends, you re better off finding one of Allcove s private rooms or seeing if

their study lounge is open. The staff at Allcove said visitors use these rooms to sleep, work or wind down in a safe environment.

Allcove stood out to me the most because of its goal to make therapy accessible. Therapy is hard to access for teens because it s rarely covered under insurance, and insurance-paid therapy typically requires a mental health diagnosis. Mental health diagnoses, however, are a problematic prerequisite for therapy since psychological labels can be damaging to people.

Amid these challenges, teens may not feel comfortable asking their parents to seek therapy. Allcove provides a solution to these problems. Its therapy is free, does not require a diagnosis and lasts for a few months.

After filling out a form or scheduling an appointment online, clients can expect a call back within 72 hours to book their first appointment. Allcove will then schedule a talk with a licensed therapist in as little as one week with eight to 10 sessions as a part of a short-term treatment plan.

Though the Wellness Center also offers therapy check-ins, I prefer Allcove s because its sessions arent limited to school hours. For students who dont have a prep period, squeezing in a session during lunch or PRIME can be overwhelming and take away from needed time to talk to a teacher.

The staff at Allcove took me on a tour of their therapy and medical examination rooms.

They have a triage and two examination rooms, which are staffed by nurses and doctors from Stanford two to three days out of the week.

According to the workers there, Allcove also places an emphasis on sexual health. The center provides free birth control, pregnancy tests, STD testing and family planning. There s even a lactation room for new mothers.

In my four visits to Allcove, I can see why it s been called groundbreaking. Not only does the clinic mark a significant increase in access to mental health resources in Santa Clara County, it also pilots a never-seen-before integrated healthcare model that simultaneously targets physical, mental and sexual health.

For those who enjoy the resources the Wellness Center provides, but may feel limited by its hours or fifteen-minute sessions, I would highly recommend Allcove.

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I really like going to Kali because it s walking distance from my house, and the people are super friendly and welcoming, Rodriguez said.

Joanie s Cafe They re super personable. Some workers have even given us a free baklava dessert.

405 California Ave According to Rodriguez, the menu is If you are looking for a big, warm breakfast known for its variety of choices. in a cozy environment, Joanie s Cafe is your They have the sandwich, the salad, protein destination. Senior Dora Pang said she likes to dishes, rice plates and all of that, Rodriguez get Joanie s to start off her slow morning or get said. I think their food is really tasty and some food after attending the farmer s market fresh. on Sundays.

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I usually get the pancakes, Pang Rodriguez also said that said. I dont like chocolate, but the restaurant has a peaceful my friends say the chocolate atmosphere that is great for ones are amazing. relaxing.

To go with the food, It s nice to be outside Pang said Joanie s offers a and watch other people variety of tasty drinks. enjoying themselves, My friends and I will Rodriguez said. My get a chai there, and it s family and I like to go really good, Pang said. there on Friday eveIt s nice for a coffee on nings or just spontaneSunday morning or anyously for lunch. time on the weekend.

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632 Emerson St Serving platters lined with meat and fish tacos in a loud and open environment, Tacolicious on Emerson Street offers a great location for a night out.

According to senior Willow Steele, the restaurant is fun to visit with friends.

When my friends and I want to splurge, I love to go to Tacolicious, Steele said. On one side, there s a bar with sports games playing which is super fun, and then there s seating on the other side.

According to Steele, the combination of a bar and a sit-down restaurant makes Tacolicious a fun place for night occasions.

There are high-top chairs which are really fun to sit in with friends, and there s always loud music playing, so the energy is definitely high, Steele said.

As the name implies, Steele said Tacolicious is an exciting destination for a delicious plate of tacos.

She said, My favorite dish is the carnitas tacos as well as the chips and tacos, Steele said. They re great for a light dinner and you can always get more if you are hungry.

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According to Pang, the delicious ice cream is great for dessert after dinner or for a latenight treat.

I usually go there if I ve already gotten dinner or gone out for an occasion at night, Pang said.

Pang said an additional secret ingredient is what makes the ice cream more delicious than usual.

The ice cream is so creamy and buttery, which makes it taste really good, Pang said.

This dessert store is also filled with ice cream flavors ranging from basic vanilla to olive oil.

However, Pang said some people are hesitant to go to the store because of its strong sweet scent.

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Junior golfer Maxwell Zhang, said nerves and adrenaline often hurt his performance.

It happened many times where my nerves just kind of overcame me, and my arms became rubber, Zhang said. Because of adrenaline, I could not strike the shot I wanted.

According to Zhang, external pressures can also influence an athlete s nerves. Many times, when spectators, teammates and coaches watch a player, stress can accumulate and produce mistakes.

However, Zhang said internal pressures can also affect performance.

Nervousness has two kinds: adrenaline, knowing that you want and other people want you to do well, and also nervousness that you yourself are afraid of doing bad, Zhang said. If you are doing extremely badly and you notice it, you start to play worse and worse.

But Zhang said he has made several mental alterations to help him handle stress during games.

If I play bad on this hole, someone else definitely played bad

on another hole, Zhang said. (This mindset) kind of makes me feel better that I made a mistake.

Cross country coach Michael Davison said one of his main roles as a coach is ensuring his players are in the right mindset to play.

I try to take as much pressure off of them as possible, Davidson said. I remind them that they re capable of doing anything they decide to put their minds to.

Head football coach David DeGeronimo said being nervous during sports is most often attributed to feeling unprepared.

I think the kids playing under pressure are the ones that dont quite understand their assignment or know what to do, DeGeronimo said.

According to DeGeronimo, it is coaches responsibility to prepare players for high pressure environments.

We always try to create an environment in practice that will mirror the game, DeGeronimo said.

Besides simulating the game environment, DeGeronimo said another important part of training is repetition. He said daily practices are one of the key ways of building up a player s performance during games.

If student athletes do feel stress, physical education teacher Stacey Kofman said these nerves can impede the body s biological functions.

One of the issues with adrenaline is it s going to speed up your heart rate (and) your breathing, Kofman said.

According to Kofman, being aware of these changes can help combat them.

You have to be able to calm your brain, calm your heart rate and block out all the distractions, Kofman said.

Kofman said nerves can also have a positive effect, as adrenaline can help players score the winning point or run the final leg of a race.

While adrenaline can have benefits and detriments, junior running back Jeremiah Madrigal said it is vital for some sports, including football, and that he uses it to help improve his play and remain consistent throughout the season.

The adrenaline does help you because you cannot feel anything, Madrigal said. So as soon as you get the ball, you just keep running until you score.

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Sophmore Kinga Czajkowska paces himself in a race. There s some tough competition, but we can ultimately win our leagues, Coach Michael Davidson said.

With a strong returning roster, the cross country team strives to once again qualify for states, senior and captain Finley Craig said.

Craig said the combination of skilled freshmen and few roster changes despite seniors graduating has strengthened the team.

We only lost one varsity girl last year, and we just got a lot of really fast freshmen, so we re doing really well, Craig said. Varsity boys also got some fast runners, so overall, Paly is doing great.

Coach Michael Davidson said he is pleased with the performance of his team so far, but there is still a lot to improve.

They ve got a pretty good base. It s just a matter of fine tuning and adding some tempo and speed work in, Davidson said. We want to continue growth and development for all the athletes to get faster and stronger.

The team qualified for states last year, a strong performance that Davidson said he thinks they can do again.

There s some tough competition, but we can ultimately win our leagues and qualify both the boys and girls teams to the state meet, Davidson said.

In the teams first Santa Clara Valley Athletic League meet on Sept. 20, the girls team placed second while the boys team finished first.

Following the teams performance at this meet, Craig said she is hopeful for the remainder of the season.

Craig said, The team is awesome, I really hope we make it to states.

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Score Report Football

Recent Scores Paly vs. Homestead 9/30, L, 14-10 Paly vs. Los Gatos 10/6, L, 42-20

Girls Water Polo Recent Scores Paly vs. Homestead 10/4, W, 10-0 Paly vs. Los Altos 10/6, W, 6-5

Girls Tennis Recent Scores Paly vs. Mountain View 10/4, W, 4-3 Paly vs. Gunn 10/6, W, 42-20

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DeGeronimo said the game took an unexpected turn when starting quarterback Declan Packer exited the contest early due to a neck injury.

Senior and running back Jack Newman assumed Packer s role, which he said is an unfamiliar position for him.

It was stressful because I knew I d have to go in and play some quarterback, Newman said. But I had to take advantage of the opportunity.

DeGeronimo said the team dealt with the unfortunate circumstance quite well and still managed to put up a fight.

We had a nice game plan tonight, but that got sidetracked when our quarterback went down on the third play of the game, DeGeronimo said. We tried to grind it out, and the guys did a great job.

Paly lost to Homestead 10-14, a tough loss for seniors playing their last Homecoming game, Newman said.

It was kind of sad to go out like that, to be honest, Newman said. It was pretty brutal.

Though Paly lost, senior cheerleader Keeley Washington said the crowd was engaged and enjoyed the competitive match.

The crowd was really good, Washington said. Everyone (was) super energized and excited. (It is) kind of sad that we lost, but it (was) fun.

Now with a record of 1-4 for the season, Newman said the team has a lot to work on to achieve better results.

We ve got to step it up on offense, Newman said. I hope we can get back on it and win some games.

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ust weeks after Serena Williams announced her retirement in August, 20-time Grand Slam Champion Roger Federer followed suit, affecting students who have long admired the tennis icons.

Federer announced his retirement in an Instagram post on Sept. 15.

I am 41 years old, I have played more than 1500 matches over 24 years, Federer said in the Instagram post. Tennis has treated me more generously than I ever would have dreamt, and now I must recognize when it is time to end my competitive career.

The former Swiss professional player hung up his racket on Sept. 23 at the Laver Cup. Also on Sept. 15, Williams praised Federer on his dedication to the sport and the impact he left on millions, welcoming him to the retirement club.

I have always looked up to you and admired you, Williams said in the Instagram post. Our paths were always so similar.

Manager of Tennis Town & Country Caden Manchev, a former amateur pro tennis player with ten-plus years of experience, said he saw Williams play at the U.S. Open in 2003.

With womens tennis, I think she brought a whole new set of skills and a new addition to the game, Manchev said. She is unapologetically herself, and a strong mental player.

Manchev saw Federer play in the 2005 U.S. Open where he defeated Andre Agassi in the final to win the mens singles tennis title. He

said this was a pivotal moment in tennis history because Agassi later retired from the sport and left Federer in this new spotlight.

I look up to Federer because of his elegance, and I think he s very headstrong, Manchev said. He treats the rest of the players on tour well and is a very honorable player on and off the court.

Given the recent announcements of both players, Manchev initially felt sad when he watched their last matches.

It was time for them both, Manchev said.

I feel like Federer s retirement hit a little bit harder, because he was my favorite player for so many years.

Both of them will leave similar legacies, in terms of, first of all, changing tennis technique in the way it s being taught these days, Manchev said. I think they both brought a lot of fun to the sport and an energy that isnt 100% about competition.

Co-captain of the girls tennis team Erin Li, who has been playing tennis for 10 years, said she was inspired when she first watched Williams and Federer play.

I told my dad I wanted to be like them when I grow up, Li said. I have seen many professional tennis players play, but never Williams or Federer.

Like many tennis players, Li said she admires the competitive talents of both Federer and Williams. However, she takes inspiration from each of their individual strengths.

I look up to Roger Federer s playing style and work ethic, Li said. Serena Williams aggressiveness and focus when playing is something to look up to as well.

Although Li said she expected the two players to retire soon, she was still surprised.

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In general, they will continue to inspire generations of players and athletes, Li said.

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With a 12-4 record (6-1 in the league), the boy s water polo team leads the De Anza League heading into the last stretch of the season Senior and captain Julien Chow said the team has already improved greatly since last season.

We re definitely ahead compared to last season, in terms of wins and just being able to play with each other, Chow said.

Senior Ian Johnson said that while the team has had a strong start, it still has areas of improvement including not getting mad at each other and staying focused on the game.

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Lifestyle, Sci/Tech Editor Coach Chris Crader said the girls volleyball team has faced many ups and downs this season, including illness and injury that has made it difficult for the team to get into a great rhythm or maintain continuity during practices and games.

Some of our best players are missing out on the season because they are working with doctors to figure out when they will be healthy enough to return to action, but it probably wont be until very late in the season, if at all, Crader said.

In addition, Crader said the team has faced challenges regarding a lack of experience because many talented players from last year s team graduated.

Those players were given priority in game time, Crader said. Now that they have left the team, we have to make sure the rest of the remaining players catch up on their skill sets with practice and playing time.

Despite the recent challenges, Crader said he aims to help each player improve both inside and outside of the sport, especially in light of the school s reemphasis on good sportsmanship.

I want to help them have a positive experience by representing ourselves and our school with grace (in addition) to competing at a very high level, Crader said.

Junior co-captain Kylie Yen, who is in her second year on the girls volleyball team, said she has grown to love the sport because of her past experiences on welcoming, close-knit volleyball club teams, which she hopes to carry forward.

I hope this team can be a safe, fun space for everyone and (can) foster the same sense of community that got me to love the sport, Yen said. Ultimately, having a well-bonded team will not only help us play better, but it will also make the sport a lot more engaging.

Yen said in addition to challenges like injuries and a lack of experience, competitive success throughout the season will be difficult to achieve against tough competition. Despite these obstacles, Yen said the team will persevere.

As one of the captains this year, I m most excited to see what our full potential will be and how far we can take this team despite these challenges, Yen said. Regardless of whether we win or lose, we can always strive to play our best.

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With a 3-8 overall record (3-4 in league), the girls varsity water polo team hopes to increase team chemistry and bonding in order to reach CCS, Coach Roderick Rowell said.

Rowell said despite the hurdle of integrating freshmen into the team, his athletes are growing as both individuals and as team players through hard work.

But what I really am looking forward to is to see how the team comes together and plays their best water polo at the end of the season, Rowell said.

Junior Grace Gormley also said the team is working to integrate freshmen into the team so that they can fine-tune their coordination. Gormley also said the team is working on creating stronger bonds to improve teamwork.

It takes a lot of team chemistry to play a good team sport, Gormley said.

Building those relationships and working together as a team in and out of the pool is really important to having a positive team environment and being able to convert that into a good team offense and team defense.

Junior and co-captain Eliza Gaither said that despite having a rough start to the season, the team remains optimistic about future games.

The beginning of our season was a little rough just because we hadnt played together, and we hadnt really worked cohesively in a game together, Gaither said.

But right now, I think we re just building up our momentum and we re hoping to continue doing great things for the rest of the season and continue winning.

Gaither also said the team is optimistic about going to CCS despite experiencing a few setbacks, including a 10-6 loss to Gunn during an away conference game.

Gaither said, We were dealt with kind of bad circumstances (during the game against Gunn), and I think next time we play them, we really have a chance and (we re) also just looking forward to hopefully making it to CCS. We re hoping to be qualifying for CCS and putting out some good light games, Gormley said. Just being competitive with the best teams out there and putting forth some great games.

Rowell reiterates Gormley and Gaither s mindsets.

I think the upside of this teams potential and how they work together is high.

I feel like getting mad in a game makes you lose focus and cause you to make bad decisions, Johnson said.

Maintaining a good attitude during games is something that Chow said he has been working on.

Your emotions and your actions in and out of the pool really affect the individual players, Chow said. Sometimes I like really high emotions during games, but I just know that it s not going to help the team if I just started talking down on people.

And Chow said he thinks the newer players on varsity have risen to the teams challenges.

The new players are adjusting well and some have really stepped up, Chow said.

They re not the strongest players, but they also havent played (in) the varsity games before.

Johnson said he is also excited about the upcoming season.

I think we re all super excited to succeed this year, Johnson said. Our sportsmanship is good and we re having a lot of fun.

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Lifestyle, Sci/Tech Editor Nearing the end of the seasons league matches, girls varsity golf co-captain Allyson Lee said the 12-player team has been improving steadily.

We ve been performing OK this season, Lee said. We lost some good players last year, but others have been stepping up.

Co-Captain Meigan Lew said she has also noticed great improvement within the team and said the season is showing great potential.

I have seen significant improvement in several players on our team who were beginners at golf when they were freshmen but have gradually developed and refined their skills. This gives me hope for the season and future seasons to come, Lew said. We even have the potential to place top three in our league and make it to CCS this year.

Lee said the teams success has come from hard work during practice.

We practice in the mornings three days a week and in the afternoon two days (a week), Lee said. A typical morning practice consists of practicing putting, chipping and going on the range. For afternoon practice, we usually go out and play on the course.

With the amount of time they spend together, Lee said the team has made various opportunities to build a solid and healthy relationship.

The team dynamic is one of the best parts of the team, Lee said. We always have a good time together and cheer each other on. Outside of golf practice, we also have team hangouts.

Lew said she agrees.

Our team dynamic is at its peak, Lew said. Each player is so outgoing and openminded that we have no problem communicating with each other. We all bring something to the table.

Though the season is well underway, there are still many things to continue to look forward to Lee said.

What I m looking forward to most this season is welcoming the new freshmen, building team connections and working on my golf game, Lee said. I think the best part of the golf team is the community, as well as watching yourself and your teammates improve.

And Lew said she is excited to see the teams potential play out in its success.

She said, We have put in a lot of time and effort into the team, so I hope to see it pay off because each and every team member deserves it.

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Burton Liu, a Paly baseball player believes that unwritten rules are impacted by etiquette and how teams present themselves. These unwritten rules add class to sports and can many times show the manners and style in which teams play. ip and slowly I would say if you do a bad flip walk around the bases, your coach will see that as a sign of disrespect and if you are in a three - zero count, you dont swing at the next pitch and you also dont steal unnecessary bases if you are up by a lot. Liu said.

In football, junior Jeremiah Madrigal believes that one of the most crucial and important unwritten rules is avoiding running up the score.

Scoring really high numbers is one (unwritten rule) if you are attempting to be disrespectful to your opposing team.

Madrigal said.

Madrigal said overscoring on teams is a disrespectful strategy. For sports like football, where the outcome of a game can be decided in rst half, overscoring the first can rub defeat into the opposing team and also be perceived as disrespectful.

Madrigal also said a universal unwritten rule in many other sports is not being overly physical. When a team is blowing out another team, they have no reason to be overly aggressive, he said.

If you re up by a lot, and you re being too aggressive, it just makes no sense, Madrigal said.

While unwritten rules all have a similar foundation of respect, they can vary from sport to sport. Junior Max Yeh said that in volleyball, unwritten rules involve sportsmanship and never taunting the opponent. ff they do during All the cheers and stuff games where you taunt, How high is the net

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Facing more competitive teams this season in the upper division of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League, the girls varsity field hockey team has a record of 2-6.

Athletic Director and field hockey coach Jennifer Crane said Paly still has a relatively new field hockey program, especially compared to the schools Paly s team is playing who have had field hockey programs for much longer.

I think our biggest challenge is competing against these teams that have been long standing for over 25 years, Crane said. We are a new program t his is only our fifth season.

Senior and player Mia Rose Tuifua said the team has managed to maintain its positivity and perseverance despite the challenges that come with competing against stronger teams.

I think something our team does really well is having a good attitude during games, Tuifua said. Even when we re losing, we know how to pick each other up.

Senior and co-captain Lara Lew Strass said as the team members get closer and

more familiar with each other and each persons playing style, their performance will be better.

I think the beginning of the season is always the most challenging because it s a new group of people, and you have to get used to the plays and grow as a team, Lew Strass said. But by the end of the season, I think we re going to be really strong.

Despite the adversity the team has been facing, Crane said the players have created an environment that promotes persistence and hard work.

Crane said the players commitment to the team is paying off on the field.

It s a good group of players that have come together, Crane said. I hear them talking about how much they love the team and the commitment they feel from within each other. That fosters an environment where everyone is committed and hardworking.

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Something our team does really well is having a good attitude, senior Mia Rose Tuifua said.

volleyball, Yeh recounts a time when the referee called a foul on a play that technically did not break any rules, but did something unsportsmanlike.

We were blowing out Gunn and one of our team members – t he ball was going out – p retended to touch it and let it go out and got a red card for that from the ref, Yeh said.

In football, another unwritten rule is making ffort to play backup ff an effort players if one team is dominating the other, junior Iki Topou said.

If we re blowing out a team, or if we re getting blown out, you re not supposed to play your starters. Topou said.

In sports like football, in which teams have large rosters, backup players and third-strings are readily available, Topou said. It is a norm in the sport, to not consistently go at your opponent at full firepower. This is especially true when one team is blowing out another ART BY RA CHEL LE E and the game is not competitive.

You re supposed to put in your third string and put in the people that you want to see play.

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After facing significant team changes because of graduating seniors, the girls varsity tennis team now sits in the middle of league standings with a 4-4 record.

Head Coach Andy Haradar said the teams standings match what he predicted for the season.

We re right in the middle of the pack, Harader said. We won once and made third a couple of times, but we usually find ourselves in the middle of the pack, since it s a really tough league.

Harader also said one of the teams biggest obstacles has been players missing practices due to other activities, specifically robotics.

Robotics is cutting into the team, Haradar said. We had to forfeit a match yesterday, and today I thought we would have to forfeit another. Luckily, we have great captains who made it clear that everyone needed to come today, so we can play.

Senior co-captain Riya De Datta said while the competition is rising, the team dynamic has shifted from last season due to seniors graduating and an influx of freshmen players.

Some of the other teams are really good, and since we lost all of our seniors from last year, the team is pretty different, De Datta said. But we have a bunch of new freshmen, which is really exciting and creates a whole new team dynamic.

De Datta said working with the new players has been a challenge in doubles, but the chemistry is increasing quickly.

We re still learning how to play together, especially the doubles teams, De Datta said. But as time has gone on, we ve gotten better and better, and we are figuring out how to play with each other and rely on each other more.

Despite these challenges, Harader said the team is continuing to work hard, and defeating crosstown-rival Gunn was a great way to boost team morale and unity.

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Co-Captain Erin Li practices her backhand. We are figuring out how to play with each other and rely on each other more, senior co-captain Riya De Datta said.

The girls are playing hard out there, and I have really great captains that bring the team together, Harader said. We were really happy to beat Gunn, since they re our cross-court rivals.

We ve won and lost some, but we re just going to keep working hard and see what happens.

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researchers uncover discoveries and solve mysteries about the origins of the universe.

The telescope uses light from the infrared spectrum to detect celestial bodies beyond our solar system.

Astrophysics teacher Michael Lupoli said there are multiple reasons for why using infrared light is valuable for the Webb telescope.

One is to penetrate gas clouds, Lupoli said. If we were using visible light, we wouldnt be able to

see through the cloud to see what s going on inside of there.

Lupoli also said the telescope allows scientists to view light from distant objects that was emitted in the past and has traveled billions of light years to reach Earth.

These stellar nurseries contain stars that are being born, but infrared allows us to essentially peer into the cloud and get a lot more detail of what s going on inside that cloud, Lupoli said. The other benefit of using infrared is that it allows us to look back in time.

When the first stars formed 14 billion years ago, Lupoli said they emitted electromagnetic radiation.

Because of the expansion of the universe, what s happening to the light is that it s being redshifted, which is when the wavelength gets stretched out as a result of the stretching of spacetime, Lupoli said.

Lupoli said this provides information on the earliest

years of the universe, furthering the understanding of how galaxies and stars first formed. He also said the telescope has the ability to find exoplanets, which are planets orbiting stars outside of our solar system.

An exciting aspect of astrophysics is looking at these exoplanets and trying to understand what planets are out there, Lupoli said. A lot of us are very curious about whether or not one of these planets harbors life.

Freshman and Astronomy Club President Vrajakishor Rajmohan said he is impressed with the numerous images of our galaxy he has seen from the Webb telescope.

The telescope has captured some very nice images of Jupiter, its belts and how the atmospheric circulation is seen from the telescope, Rajmohan said. The telescope has captured images of nebulae – t he birthplace of stars.

Rajmohan also said Webb will be able to use its infrared astronomy to see distant objects very far into the past and make further developments in researching the origins of the universe.

Although Rajmohan said that Webb has not discovered any signs of life beyond the Earth, it has detected water and oxygen on some exoplanets. He said this discovery also reveals stellar evolutiont he process in which a star changes over a course of time, has and continues to progress over time.

Older stars pave the way for new stars to form, as they create nebulae and star-forming regions, Rajmohan said.

Although technology is constantly changing how scientists determine whether life exists outside our solar system, Lupoli said he is confident Webb will be able to accomplish this mission.

It might be hard to determine if life is there with our current technology and ability to travel, Lupoli said. There s a lot out there, and Webb is going to open our eyes to all of it.

Gabriella Gulman Staff Writer

Webb Telescope photo gallery

NGC 3324 ( Cosmic Cliffs ) of the Carina Nebula look like craggy mountains on a moonlit evening.

The Southern Ring Nebula contains gases from a dying star in the center.

The Tarantula Nebula is the largest and brightest star-forming region in the Milky Way.

The Cartwheel Galaxy formed when a large spiral galaxy collided with a smaller galaxy.

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!"#$$%&"'()%*"%+$(,*-$(%+.&$/01(/2%/$$/%0"0'+13.*4%3./$%15"(,%/*')$(*/ =+#,'$%&>"(*'."6+-&.+%+>+$'&"/&?@&A/.$&6(B''&-(<'#$&*(#%+-"%2&#+%'5&6+B'"/+%'.&>';'#+,'$&4#(;".'&'/'#,2&>1%&1/3'+-%32&")&1$'.&"##'$4(/$">-2 A new study reveals that drinking black coffee in moderation can help people live longer. While this may be a revelatory conclusion, students should still take caution when considering the consequences of regular caffeine consumption.

Conducted by research database UK Biobank, the study collected lifestyle and dietary information from more than 170,000 people between the ages of 37 and 73 over seven years. Those who drank 1.5 to 3.5 cups of coffee per day were 30% less likely to die during the study period than those who didnt drink coffee. Those who drank unsweetened coffee were 16 to 21% less likely to die during the study period when compared to noncoffee drinkers.

For students like Junior Avni Shah, who regularly consumes coffee and caffeinated drinks to get through the day, this is great news.

I drink it because I enjoy the taste, and it helps me stay awake for long periods of time which is extremely helpful for when I need to get work done, Shah said.

Despite coffee s supposed lifelengthening qualities and attractive taste, Shah said she does experience side effects from consuming it.

If I drink it too late in the day, it keeps me up late at night, and if I drink too much in the morning, it makes me feel sluggish for the rest of the day, Shah said.

AP Psychology teacher Christopher Farina said the biggest problem he sees in students is sleep deprivation, which can be induced by caffeine consumption. More specifically, Farina said coffee hinders sleep by preventing the production of certain neurotransmitters in the brain.

Caffeine itself is the stimulant, Farina said. It works by blocking a receptor in your brain and body for what your body naturally produces, which is adenosine, and that promotes sleepiness, Farina said.

Farina also said consuming caffeine to make up for a lack of sleep often results in a repetitive cycle with no real solution.

The lack of sleep that people get drives the desire to consume caffeine so that they feel awake, Farina said.

But if people were better about getting the quantity and quality of sleep that they need, they would not feel the desire or the need to consume caffeine in order to combat that fatigue.

As a result, Farina said coffee can become an addictive substance for many users.

People who have been using caffeine regularly for a while and stop tend to get caffeine headaches, Farina said.

It s kind of like withdrawal from caffeine.

Farina said despite potentially extending one s life, coffee can still become a dangerous and detrimental substance if students consume it too often or without proper caution.

People come to expect coffee psychologically, so they kind of become psychologically dependent on it, Farina said. That s just part of what they are used to, and of course they cant go through their day without it.

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