Written by: Akansha Gupta
Ostensibly, conscious consumerism encourages people to only purchase items that are produced ethically and in a sustainable manner. Catchy phrases like “vote with your dollar” and “put your money where your heart is” are thrown around, and they make it sound like reducing...
Written By: Akansha Gupta and Stephy Jackson
Over the past few decades, anti-racism activism has taken great strides. It’s gotten to the point where it’s hard to believe that fewer than 65 years ago, segregation was legal in the United States. Most people today believe that racism is valiantly...
Written by Akansha Gupta and Caroline Ro
Thanks to the internet, this generation has the world at its fingertips. At the same time, the internet serves as a new tool for schools to monitor bullying, drug usage and self-harm amongst their students. The current tug-of-war between privacy and security,...
Written by: Akansha Gupta
Workaholism is generally considered to be a socially acceptable addiction. Unlike sub- stance abuse and shopping, which take a toll on the body and the wallet, it’s hard to imagine working too hard and too long is an issue. The ordinary person looks at workaholics...
By: Akansha Gupta
Plan a general plot beforehand.
Don’t be intimidated by the number 50,000
Find friends to write with.
Don’t aim for perfection.
If you can’t think of anything to write, write anyways.
Don't edit as you write.
Don't give up.
Write every day
Don't erase anything.
The...
By: Akansha Gupta
The 2016 elections have witnessed both parties candidates launching personal attacks to defame their opponent. The Republican media has portrayed Hillary Clinton as a lying Wall Street puppet who’s not in jail because she got out on a technicality. Similarly, staunch Democrats...
Written by: Akansha Gupta
In the past few years, menstrual activism has become more prominent. NPR dubbed 2015 “The Year of the Period,” and New York City mandated free access to menstrual products in public schools, shelters and corrective facilities. 2016 hasn’t been too shabby either: Brown...
Written by Akansha Gupta, Clara Kieschnick-Llamas, Amanda Lee
NorCal Media Day is an annual event hosted at Palo Alto High School, where journalism students are able to visit a variety of sessions discussing journalistic topics. Speakers range from professional journalists to editors of high...
Written by Akansha Gupta
In the video and design lab room, Sarah Nichols of Whitney High School presented Design Thinking. Students leaned forward in their chairs to learn tips on utilizing the principles of design for maximum impact.
Before Nichols began, she was careful to emphasize there are no...
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Libby Brittan, a representative of Facebook News Products and Partnership, spoke to journalism students about using social media to integrate journalism and technology and reach out to more readers. She described her role within the company as “an advocate for...
Written by Akansha Gupta
Computers today play a much larger role in careers than they did five or ten years ago. As computers become increasingly integrated into our daily lives, so does the demand for coding literacy. The new push to make computer science a graduation requirement...
By Akansha Gupta
To make new students feel more welcome, the Gunn administration decided that the senior first-day theme should not include scary decorations or bloody, death related costumes.
Some seniors were upset by the sudden change. Senior Emilia Boultbee was looking forward to seeing her...
