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Chemistry with Kusuma

By Elizabeth Wallace, ’18 (English, French Literature) The last place I expected to use my evolving knowledge of organic chemistry was at an orphanage in rural India. Yet there I… Read more Chemistry with Kusuma

Heart in service

By Melodyanne Cheng, ’18 (Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity and Biology), MA ’19 (Comparative Medicine) “I carry my community on my back,” said the man who stood tall at… Read more Heart in service

Above all, persistence

By Ryanne Bamieh, ’18 (History) It was a Thursday morning when we got the call. My partner and I had been investigating the case for the past two weeks, and… Read more Above all, persistence

Bridging Palo Alto’s education gap

By Ezra Yoseph, ’21 (biology/neurobiology) Following years of negotiations between its previous owner and Santa Clara County, Buena Vista Mobile Park survives as one of the few remaining options for… Read more Bridging Palo Alto’s education gap

Let’s talk

By Katie Wullert, PhD candidate The growing political divide in this country is news to no one, but we are often able to avoid the ramifications of this in our… Read more Let’s talk

Thinking like a congressman

By Vanessa Ochavillo, ’18 (Human Biology), Cardinal Service Coordinator Last summer, Kennedy Placek, ’18, interned at the Washington, D.C. office of Republican Congressman Pete Sessions of Dallas, Texas, an experience that she said enhanced… Read more Thinking like a congressman

Advocacy in action

By Lydia Zemmali, ’20 (undeclared)   A Georgia legislator sits to my right. To my left, a representative from Forward.US, a nationwide advocacy organization, is opening the meeting with the… Read more Advocacy in action

Mustard seeds

By Neal Black, ’94 (Civil/Environmental Engineering)   How small is a mustard seed, exactly? I’m asking myself this from the dais of council chambers at the first council meeting after… Read more Mustard seeds

Cleaning things up at the office

By Vanessa Ochavillo, ’18 (Human Biology), Cardinal Service Coordinator   “Imagine a couple of guys and some garbage cans,” Cameron began. This is Dechets à l’Or—or “Garbage to Gold” in English—an… Read more Cleaning things up at the office

Technology aiding advocacy

By Mayuka Sarukkai, ’19 (Symbolic Systems) The landlord won’t remove lead paint from the walls – which means health problems for the kids, which means frequent hospital visits, which means no… Read more Technology aiding advocacy