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Anthro Magazine

Palo Alto High School's Social Activism Publication

Anthro Magazine

Anthro Magazine

Athena, a Downtown Streets Team member, cleans up the streets of Palo Alto as part of DST's community beautification initiative. Athena has gained a renewed sense of purpose, contributing to her community and finding stability after facing significant personal challenges. "It just gave me something to focus my effort on. They’re helping me with housing too, because I was in a place where there was a lot of drug use. I didn’t want to be around it,” Athena shared.

A more respectful approach: DST

Downtown street teams provides dignity and support, giving unhoused individuals a path to financial stability
Arjun Jindal, Staff Writer
December 12, 2024
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Palo Alto High School English teacher Erin Angell speaks with Paly junior Liam Li before the start of class. "The SJP program is an interdisciplinary learning community that is like an extention of TEAM", Angell said.

A pathway to justice

Cohorted program connects the local community with social justice issues
Doreen Hou and Alexander Lawson
December 12, 2024
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Fighting Against Cyber Slavery

Fighting Against Cyber Slavery

Santa Clara District Attorney battles Cambodian labor trafficking
Ava Knapp, Staff Writer
December 9, 2024
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Activism around the world

Activism around the world

Protesting for fair elections and the end of a war
Xander Yap, Staff Writer
November 14, 2024
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Art by Chiara Martin

Destructive Deepfakes

San Francisco City Attorney aims to shut down non-consensual AI-generated pornography in first-of-its-kind lawsuit.
Hadrien de Martel and Arjun Jindal
October 10, 2024
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Art by Vivian Tang

Reframing Immigration

Menlo Park photographer advocates for immigrants through empathy and storytelling
Marcus Ling and Lara Dumanli
October 10, 2024
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Art by Salem Coyle

Beyond Red Beyond Blue

Inside a third-party presidential campaign
Faizan Kashmiri and Marcus Ling
October 8, 2024
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Sophia Liu and a volunteer explain the concept behind Pupcycled during a fundraising event at Oshman Family Jewish Community Center on Sep. 29, 2024.

Playing with Pupcycled

How an animal-lover combined zero-waste and sewing
William Xue and Cailey Quita
October 7, 2024
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Paly senior Natalia Hopper, who committed to USC despite the high tuition, looks over her Schoology during her free period.

Chasing dreams, counting pennies

How incoming USC students have weighed rising college tuition
Vivian Tang and Doreen Hou
May 18, 2024
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PROTESTING FOR PAY. Hundreds of PAUSD staff and Palo Alto community members gather at a school board meeting on April 29th to speak out amidst an impasse in negotiations between staff members and the district.

What the Funding?

Palo Alto Staff's battle for better contracts
Spencer Wu-Chin and Faizan Kashmiri
May 18, 2024
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The student encampment at White Plaza. Standing in front of the White Memorial fountain is an encampment surrounded by tents and an outer layer of banners. One sign states “Hands Off Rafah!”

Student activists urge Stanford to divest

Students, university face off in divestment struggle
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