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The Foothill Script

Foothill College's Student News Publication

The Foothill Script

Foothill College's Student News Publication

The Foothill Script

Protestors at "No Kings" march, Palo Alto
No Kings, Just Voices: Palo Alto Stands for Democracy
Alexa Pilotzi
November 12, 2025

On Saturday, October 18th, 2025, hundreds of Santa Clara County residents gathered at Town & Country Village in Palo Alto to take part in...

Staff Spotlight: Voltaire Villanueva
Staff Spotlight: Voltaire Villanueva
Oran Terra, Editor-in-chief
October 20, 2025

Voltaire Villanueva has been a counselor longer than many first-year students have been alive, and that is not without cause. For the past 19...

Letter from ASFC President Kayla Nguyen
Letter from ASFC President Kayla Nguyen
Kayla Nguyen
November 3, 2025

Hello everyone! If we haven’t met yet, I’m Kayla Nguyen, and I’m your ASFC (Associated Students of Foothill College) President for the 2025-2026 school year. I’m currently a second-year business...

Foothill College Students Seek Answers on AI
Foothill College Students Seek Answers on AI
Rishi Bhatt, Student
July 23, 2025

As a college right in the heart of Silicon Valley, Foothill College has always been rather advanced when it comes to STEM subjects. As a result, the rise of artificial intelligence in education has frequently...

Foothill Speech and Debate after the HornetCup Tournament held at Sacramento State. Courtesy of Anju Vriksha.
Foothill Speech and Debate’s Triumphant Return
Nick Fletcher, Editor in Chief
June 27, 2025

Speech and Debate has made a triumphant return to Foothill College this year, having plentiful success on the competitive circuit while also setting the groundwork for the return of an institutionally...

The Creative Writing Club at an AAPI celebration.
Club Corner: Creative Writing Club
Alexander Martinez, Lead Copyeditor
June 24, 2025

After a long period of inactivity Foothills Creative Writing Club is back in business, and hopes to act as the premier cultivator of students' literary creativity and inspiration. Besides serving students...

Staff Spotlight: Jeff Anderson
Staff Spotlight: Jeff Anderson
Alexander Martinez, Lead Copyeditor
June 11, 2025

Jeff Anderson. If you’ve been at Foothill for even a few quarters, you’ve likely heard of this name. If you polled students about him, the kinds of responses you might get would be incredibly...

Brandin Podziemski celebrates after making a three point shot vs the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Warriors Crash Out in Game 5: Who Can Succeed Steph Curry?
Oran Terra, Reporter
June 4, 2025

The Golden State Warriors played Game 5 against the Minnesota Timberwolves on May 14th, marking a fourth straight loss that leaves the basketball dynasty reeling from a strenuous postseason. Steph Curry...

Professor Anju Vriksha in Foothill's Library Quad
Staff Spotlight: Anju Vriksha
Nick Fletcher, Editor in Chief
May 22, 2025

Professor Anju Vriksha’s story at Foothill thus far often comes back to the idea of ‘coming full circle,’ and she may be the perfect example of the journey that Foothill College strives to help their...

Ghana 2025
Ghana 2025
Jasmine Bangura, Student
May 14, 2025

Highlights  ★ Ancestral Walk  The Foothill Umoja group ventured throughout the Cape Coast area. Observing the area where slaves were auctioned, branded, and sold to America.  ★ Slave Castle(Elmina,...

Biomedical students at UC Davis
A Career In Biomedical Sciences
Valeriia Skatova, Student
June 19, 2025

About ten years ago, when I first realized I was passionate about biology, I told my parents I wanted to pursue a career in science. Interestingly, they had two completely opposite reactions: relief that...

Opinion: Healthcare Exposed
Opinion: Healthcare Exposed
Brazil Milagros, Student
June 11, 2025

When incarcerated people enter the healthcare system, the treatment they receive, or lack thereof, has consequences that extend beyond their cells and into the very question of who is seen as worthy of...

Black Panthers at the California Capitol in 1967.
Opinion: AB-1333: A Dangerous Retreat from Self-Defense in California
Tomas, Student
March 14, 2025

"Be not afraid of the Pistols you have sent me. They may be necessary Implements of self Defense tho' I dare say I shall never have Occasion to use them.” - James Iredell, Former Associate Justice of...

Governor Gavin Newsom at the track-laying event on January 6th. From X, formerly Twitter, account @CAgovernor.
President Trump Takes Aim at California High-Speed Rail
Calum Brydon, Reporter
February 27, 2025

On Tuesday, February 6th, President Trump remarked in comments to reporters in the Oval Office that his administration would “start a big investigation” into the California High-Speed Rail project....

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