About the Contributors

Ria Pai, Managing Editor
Ria (Class of 2020) is a Managing sports editor, who joined Voice at the beginning of her junior year. When she’s not writing and editing stories, Ria...

Gracia Hmelar, Managing Editor
Gracia (Class of 2020) is a Managing editor, who joined Voice at the beginning of her junior year. When not working on Voice, Gracia likes wearing sweaters,...





![A protester in a chicken suit wearing a taco hat with the words “Cluck Trump” at the “No Kings” Democracy Fair in Palo Alto on Saturday. Protestor Mary Chan said she and her husband are horrified at the state of science and medicine in America. “What he [Trump] is doing by defunding scientific research is destroying our academic medical centers, and he’s [Trump] bankrupting rural medical centers,” Chan said. “We will have lasting negative impacts on American health for decades.”](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/11562FFE-9912-4152-BB01-582426B52ECB_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg)