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By Kanchan, News Team Contributor “They want a girl who is slim, tall, educated, and from a good family,” says matchmaker Sima Taparia, as she flips between pages of marriage biodatas. Beside Taparia, her husband laughs. “They want everything.” Directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Smriti Mundhra, Netflix series Indian Matchmaking offers an unsanitized glance into the nitty-gritty of South Asian arranged Read more...

  Article by Kanchan, News Team Contributor On August 18th, Rep. Eric Swalwell discussed the latest efforts to cut government funding for the U.S. Postal Service in front of a small gathering at the Dublin Post Office. Along with addressing their concerns, he also raised awareness about the suppression of mail-in votes during the 2020 election season.   “People are Read more...

    Article by Giulia, News Team Contributor For this week’s newsletter, I decided to ask my English teacher, Mrs. Kamali of Amador Valley High School, a few questions concerning online learning. Mrs. Kamali, along with teaching ninth grade English, also teaches journalism. Despite her experience, she’s never had to teach class online before.   Q1. How has Zoom worked Read more...

On September 12th, 1940, a boy named Marcel Ravidat lost his dog, Robot, to a hole. He returned three days later to get his dog with three friends, and they entered down into the cave through a shaft. They had thought that the shaft was a secret entrance to a nearby mansion. It was not. However, they did end up Read more...

Jeremy Walsh, photo credit Mike Sedlak/Pleasanton Weekly Article written by Kanchan, News Team Contributor Since its entry into the journalism world, local paper Pleasanton Weekly has come a long way. So has the city it has served for more than twenty years. In a Zoom interview, Pleasanton Weekly Editor Jeremy Walsh discussed how local journalism has evolved amid digitalization, the Black Lives Matter movement Read more...

Article Written by Kush, a News Team Contributor Who are you working with and how did you meet them? Two other undergraduate students and I were brought together by a neuroscience research program at Stanford and we were united by a common passion to do something about the issue of depression. What inspired you to come up with this idea, Read more...

Article Written By Kanchan, a News Team Contributor SAAC (South Asian Arts Council) board member Ravinder Reddy says his virtual study groups are educational — just not in the traditional sense. “We’re not discussing  art the way [one does] in college or an AP course, but teaching art so that when you go to a museum, you have the broader context of how Read more...

An Original Article by Anastasiya, News Team Contributor “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” ~ Maya Angelou Do you ever feel that being wrong is wrong? As a young adult, I am constantly trying to figure out my identity and my beliefs and so is everyone else, I believe. While Read more...

  An interview with a rising photography star By Lucie, News Team Contributor What if you were to stumble into the wrong orientation at a summer camp, for a subject that you know almost nothing about? What if while at that orientation, you discovered a passion you never knew you had? Meet Claudia O’Neill, a rising senior at Amador Valley Read more...

by Margaret, News Team Contributor Extracurriculars are a fundamental aspect of the quintessential American experience. Their significance lies in the fact that they are highly capable of shaping a student’s interests and potentially even a future major or pathway! Not only are they essential parts of distinguishing a person from others in the all-important college admissions process, but they also Read more...