Written by Carolyn Kuimelis and Clara Kieschnick-Llamas In Gunn’s small, 100-seat theatre, 24 students sat in a circle on the scuff-marked stage. Two of them stood in front of a whiteboard, jotting down notes, while each person spoke over the other, trying to get their ideas heard. The class was...

On Tuesday, May 12, Gunn administration shocked students and parents when they announced via email that several Advanced Placement (AP) exam scores had to be cancelled and scheduled for retakes over the duration of the next two weeks—for some, the news of having to retake their test came with only...

Written by Shagun Khare Each weekday, promising young students walk into Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) middle schools named after racists and eugenicists in order to learn about how they can lead lives embracing acceptance and tolerance. Palo Alto, although portrayed as a sort of panacea...

Written by Shagun Khare Published in the November 6, 2015 issue Acceptance and compassion are attributes that our community strives to achieve here at Gunn. Yet, strive as we might, ensuring that these attributes are extended to all members of our community is a task much more complex than it seems...

By Shagun Khare “_______ is probably going to go to Stanford, and I am probably going to Foothill.” For the hundreds of times we have heard it or even said it, the phrase does not cause a single person to flinch, much less speak up about it. We are enveloped in an environment that is intellectually...

Written by Shagun Khare Every year in early November, twinkling lights adorn the rooftops of a home in every neighborhood or so. Rangoli is hand-drawn onto each home’s doorstep to display a spiral of vibrant colors and geometric designs, representative of a religion that is deeply ingrained into...