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All content by Riya Matta
Admissions: Impossible: A dive into Paly’s elite college culture
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May 22, 2019
Should teachers share political views?
Gila Winefeld
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May 18, 2019
Sex Education: Netflix comedy redefines teen sexuality
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Emma Donelly-Higgins
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Art from the Artist: Proye vs Conye
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Asking For It: Sexual Assault –– Same Stigma, Different Decade
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Verde Hits 20: Reflecting On Our Biggest Hits
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Prahalad Mitra
October 5, 2018
Respecting While Protecting: A Piece of the Puzzle that is Campus Security
Riya Matta
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Michelle Li
May 23, 2018
In exchange for education: The Ravenswood District’s budget crisis
Riya Matta
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Kaitlyn Khoe
April 8, 2018
What do you meme?
Zoe Stanton-Savitz
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November 27, 2017
A Patriotic Choice
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October 5, 2017
The Inpatient Issue: Battling to bring teen hospital beds to the area
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Rebecca Yao
May 25, 2017
Unsung Audio Heros: Hidden Gem Podcasts to Brighten your Day
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Daniel Logan
April 13, 2017
Seeking Joy Within
Riya Matta
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Deepali Sastry
February 24, 2017
America first, empathy last
Riya Matta
February 24, 2017
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![LESSONS IN LEGACY Senior Nicholas Padmanabhan displays two of his acceptance letters. Padmanabhan will be attending Princeton University in the fall, following the footsteps of both his parents. "I think if they [his parents] hadn't gone to an elite school like Princeton that the expectations would not be there," Padmanabhan says.](https://verdemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_7491-1024x683.jpg)
![Aylette Torres, attendee of the CDC meeting, is accompanied by her daughter, a student of the Ravenswood district. “Ravenswood handled it [the CDC] a lot worse than they should have,” says Torres. “It’s just disheartening, honestly. She [her daughter] is not going to have daycare for six weeks.” Photos by Kaitlyn Khoe](https://verdemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/DSC053986.jpg)
