Audrey Kernick

Girl power: The problem with superheroines in film

A young Wonder Woman runs through the lush green forests of her homeland in order to make it in time for an intense athletic competition with her fellow Amazoni...

The return of Taylor Swift: “I come back stronger than a `90’s trend”

For a world-famous, critically acclaimed, Grammy-award-winning pop star, whose album release dates are highly anticipated, an out-of-the-blue album usually is o...

Is this the sound of the end of the world?: Why “Miss Anthropocene” is a prophecy worth listening to

On Feb. 21, Grimes released an album about the world ending. A month later, the world ended. “Miss Anthropocene” is the fifth studio album from writer and pr...

Santa Cruz Avenue: Exploring thrift stores in Menlo Park

Sustainable fashion has gained notable popularity in recent years, especially among teenagers. With the fashion industry serving as one of the largest contribut...

CAASPP results spark action: Demand to restructure middle schools

Palo Alto Unified School District Supt. Don Austin is calling for a redesign of middle school teaching styles in PAUSD following the 2018-19 California Assessme...

Bags or beans?: Comparing the SF tea and coffee festivals

One city, two different convention halls, two different drinks and two different demographics. The San Francisco International Tea Festival and the San Francisc...

King Princess: Our “Cheap Queen” Is Finally Center Stage

Ever since the release of her debut single “1950” in 2018, pop artist Mikaela Mullaney Straus, popularly known as King Princess, has continued to make a name ...

Tribute to a tribute: New student group honors Oscar’s Band

The students who made up Oscar’s Band two years ago have come and gone, and the same can be said for Oscar’s Band Tribute Band, whose members graduated last spr...

Menstrual message: The impact of period product packaging

About once a month, most people living with a uterus deal with the shedding of inner uterine lining — more simply, a period. Managing a period entails the use o...

Girl power: The problem with superheroines in film

The return of Taylor Swift: “I come back stronger than a `90’s trend”

Santa Cruz Avenue: Exploring thrift stores in Menlo Park

CAASPP results spark action: Demand to restructure middle schools

Bags or beans?: Comparing the SF tea and coffee festivals

King Princess: Our “Cheap Queen” Is Finally Center Stage

Tribute to a tribute: New student group honors Oscar’s Band

Menstrual message: The impact of period product packaging

Audrey Kernick

Mental health — a work in progress: Attempt to improve wellness support

From the editors: Defining Paly

Glass mug teachers Q&A: Honoring our longest-serving faculty

Costs of Qatar: World Cup host creates dilemma for fans

The new normal: Paly’s most recent female football player

Opinion: Car crash 101: A new driver’s response to an accident

Managing monkeypox: Disease echoes AIDS/HIV stigmatization

“Never Have I Ever”: Same nerds, new drama