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Oversensitivity precludes necessary conversations, counteracts inclusivity, promotes polarization

Oversensitivity precludes necessary conversations, counteracts inclusivity, promotes polarization

Eanam Maor, Reporter March 12, 2024

A white professor avoids discussing the Black Lives Matter movement in fear of being deemed racist. A male student balks at participating in a social studies class discussion about the mistreatment of women in historical societies. Situations like these have become increasingly common in recent years:...

Preteens’ use of social media promotes unhealthy behaviors, damages interpersonal development

Preteens’ use of social media promotes unhealthy behaviors, damages interpersonal development

Bryan Xiao, Lifestyle Editor, Assistant Business Manager March 12, 2024

When TikTok videos of preteens showcasing their product hauls from beauty store Sephora went viral in January, the tweens were met with widespread criticism. Sephora employees flocked to social media to share their experiences with young customers, recounting encounters with rude children and jumbled...

Pervasive stigma around makeup limits self-expression, worsens gender inequality

Pervasive stigma around makeup limits self-expression, worsens gender inequality

March 12, 2024

From the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920 to the passage of Title IX in 1972, continuous progress has been made toward female empowerment. Still, strong stigmas remain around makeup use: Whether women choose to wear makeup or not, they are criticized or stereotyped. Tracing back to ancient...

PAUSD must better prepare teachers to educate, support students in wake of Israel-Hamas war

PAUSD must better prepare teachers to educate, support students in wake of Israel-Hamas war

Annabel Honigstein, Forum Editor February 11, 2024

On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas’ attack on Israel — which prompted the Israel-Hamas war — had a profound impact on students and staff in PAUSD, necessitating a thoughtful and nuanced response from the district. Instead, as tests were delayed and assignments postponed per Superintendent Dr. Don Austin’s...

American public school system offers more opportunities, freedom compared to others

American public school system offers more opportunities, freedom compared to others

Anne Dong and Ellie Yuan February 10, 2024

In the U.S. and many other countries, the goal of secondary education is to enable students to navigate the world as adults through expanding their knowledge and improving their critical-thinking skills. The precise method of achieving this goal, however, varies: The French high school system requires...

Reboots of movies, TV shows stifle creativity, curb diversity

Reboots of movies, TV shows stifle creativity, curb diversity

Safina Syed, Features Editor December 12, 2023

From “Ghostbusters” to the upcoming “Snow White,” reboots — encompassing remakes, revamped series and franchise films — have become increasingly frequent in recent years. While reviving iconic films first gained traction in the early 2000s, the frequency and breadth of this trend have...

‘Cuffing season’ pressure makes remaining single more difficult

‘Cuffing season’ pressure makes remaining single more difficult

Diya Bose-Malakar, Features Editor December 12, 2023

Following a hot girl summer filled with healing and self-reflection, I’m back — still single and hotter than ever. After enjoying the blissful solace of independence, I’ve decided that entering a relationship is the last thing I want to do, especially as I’m nearing the end of my high school...

Redefining art today: Contemporary creations challenge traditional views

Redefining art today: Contemporary creations challenge traditional views

Kaylee Cheng, Features Editor December 12, 2023

A 5-by-4-foot solid white painting, with three diagonal white lines running across the middle, is the centerpiece of Yasmina Reza’s 1994 play “Art.” This play seeks to answer whether contemporary art, a new and controversial form of expression following the modern art period of the 20th century,...

PAUSD fails to give effective, sustained consent education

PAUSD fails to give effective, sustained consent education

Zoe Leontis, Social Media Editor October 30, 2023

Zoe Leontis is vice president of the Title IX Club. “If you’re still struggling with consent, just imagine instead of initiating sex, you’re making them a cup of tea.” This sentence starts the popular consent- education video “Tea and Consent.” The video, which was used in PAUSD student...

Biden’s delay in revising Title IX policies vexes student activists

Biden’s delay in revising Title IX policies vexes student activists

Ravina Nath October 30, 2023

This opinion piece on national Title IX policies is written by senior Ravina Nath, Title IX Club co-president. It has been 1,000 days. Despite the many slogans, messaging campaigns and empty promises of a new Title IX rule in his first 100 days in office, President Joe Biden has failed to pass one....

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