The Mario Madness: Universal’s latest blockbuster movie brings popular video game to movie theaters Anna Ghereghlou, Andrew Xue and Yash Shetty May 24, 2023
Sayonara to Sensei: Japanese teacher to retire at end of year Divya Gandhi and Ella Hwang May 23, 2023
After dark: Exploring Palo Alto’s nighttime activities Gopala Varadarajan and Yash Shetty May 23, 2023
Investigating the president: Q&A with Stanford student journalist Asha Kulkarni and Anna Ghereghlou April 26, 2023
Polio in Palo Alto: Revealing story of epidemic 70 years from the past Asha Kulkarni and Palina Kuzmina October 3, 2022
Killiney Kopitiam: Singapore’s iconic coffee shop arrives in Palo Alto Akhil Joondeph and Aanya Kumar December 9, 2020
![HUGGING THE MEMORIES — Palo Alto High School’s Japanese teacher Teruko Kamikihara hugs one of her many “Doraemon” plushies. “[Paly] students are friendly and respect each other,” Kamikihara said. “Especially my students. They are really good students.” Photo: Rahul Shetty](https://verdemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screen-Shot-2023-05-17-at-2.21.42-PM-894x900.png)
![JUNIOR RED CROSS: The Junior Red Cross pose for a photo for the 1951 Madrono. Every week that year, the Junior Red Cross visited the hospital to see two Paly students who had contracted polio, including the classmate of Carol Clifford Mitchell, who chaired the JRC in 1952. “I remember she [my classmate] had to use crutches,” Mitchell said. “I think it’s phenomenal that she lived for quite a long time.”](https://verdemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-13-at-6.39.34-PM.png)
![TEEN ROOM — After school, Palo Alto kids and teens head to the Mitchell Park Library’s teen room to study. “I feel glad that [libraries] are getting more hours because some people don’t actually have time to go [currently],” Fletcher Middle School student Mei Elgarrari said. Photo: Melody Xu](https://verdemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_4841-1024x774.png)
