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Guide to Bay Area's Hidden Gems

By Staff Writers Kruthi Gollapudi, Maggie Lai, & Selina Yang With reopening on the horizon, the Smoke Signal has compiled a list of underrated hideaways in the Bay Area just in time for summer. Whether…

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College Athletes from the Class of 2021

By Staff Writers Pradyumn Acharya & Kruthi Gollapudi Every year, the Smoke Signal spotlights graduating seniors who will play a sport in college. This year, six college athletes were nominated through a Google Form solicited…

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Celebrating Earth Day

By Staff Writers Pradyumn Acharya, Sumani Alem, Kruthi Gollapudi, & Mingxin Wang  Held annually every April 22 since 1970, Earth Day is a global event dedicated to showing support for environmental protection and restoration. To…

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Black History Month

By Staff Writers Kruthi Gollapudi, Isabella He, Joanne Park,& Jackie Wong February is Black History Month, and with the Black Lives Matter movement and the monumental presidential election that occurred this past year, it’s more…

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Organization Spotlight: FEMchess

By Staff Writers Kruthi Gollapudi & Isabella He According to chess.com, an internet chess server, only 14.6% of US Chess Federation (USCF) members eligible to participate in national USCF rated events are female. Sophomore Annapoorni…

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Trailblazing Women in Male-Dominated Sports

By Staff Writers Kruthi Gollapudi & Anvi Kalucha Student Perspectives Why do you think it is important for women to participate in male-dominated sports, whether through playing, coaching, or officiating? “I think having women play…

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