May 10, 2022
How Does Banning Books Affect M-A?
Written by Juliana Jones and Samir Chowdhary-Fitton At M-A, along with most public schools across the country, teachers can face criticism and backlash from involved…
March 30, 2022
Is Test-Free Better for Diversity?
This is the second article in a two-part series on the debate about standardized testing and race. You can read the first article here. Written…
March 18, 2022
Is the SAT Actually Racist?
This is the first article in a two-part series on the debate about standardized testing and race. You can read the second article here. Written…
March 16, 2022
Editorial: The “Strong Recommendation” is a Non-Answer
Para la versión en Ingles haz cliq aquí. Last Wednesday, the District Board decided that beginning this week—two years after M-A first shut down—the choice…
March 13, 2022
Opinion: The 12 Days Woodside Was a Mountain Lion Habitat
Cover photo by Tess Buckley The Woodside Council is here, and it speaks for the mountain lions! The mountain lions, apparently, are very worried about…
March 13, 2022
Ethnic Studies Centers Student Perspectives
Written by Emily Olson Illustrated by Tess Buckley This school year, Ethnic Studies replaced World Studies as the required freshman year social studies course. The…
March 9, 2022
What Students Miss About Distance-Learning
More than halfway through the in-person school year, many students remember distance learning as a distant fever dream. And although M-A students and staff have…
February 9, 2022
California Redistricting Further Divides M-A Community
Written by Elias Chane Cover image by Tess Buckley The old dividing line between the 14th and 18th congressional districts. Every decade, every state in…
February 2, 2022
Editorial: We Need Free Menstrual Products in Our Restrooms
M-A should offer menstrual products such as pads and tampons in all women’s and gender-neutral restrooms and in at least one men’s restroom, as soon…