Diwali — Festival of Lights for a Dark Time

4 years ago

By Staff Writers Selina Yang & Brooke Zheng    Cover graphic and visual spread by Graphics Editor Anya Agarwal 

Editorial: Losing Sight of Collaboration Online

4 years ago

The Opinion of the Smoke Signal Editorial Board Look at a typical Zoom classroom. You might catch glimpses of students’ foreheads…

By the Numbers: Physical Activity During Quarantine

4 years ago

By Staff Writers Varun Upadhyay & Jackie Wong Exercise is becoming increasingly important for students as they lead more sedentary…

Tokenism: The Wrong Path to Diversity

4 years ago

By Staff Writers Joanne Park & Sakshi Umrotkar For decades, the media has presented protagonists that all follow a similar…

Student Voices: Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court Confirmation

4 years ago

In late October, Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to take the place of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in…

November Column: Aria’s Approach

4 years ago

By Opinion Editor Aria Lakhmani Not a “Waste of Time” As I set down my brush pen, I looked at…

Club Spotlight: MSJ Friends of Children with Special Needs

4 years ago

By Staff Writers Sumani Alem & Sakshi Umrotkar Many community-oriented student organizations and clubs at MSJ combine service events with…

Water Polo, Volleyball, and Cross Country Return to Preseason Training

4 years ago

By Staff Writers Nishi Bhagat, Isabella He, & Mingxin Wang The FUSD School Board approved athletic conditioning in a limited…

Looking Past Proposition 16 to Increase Diversity

4 years ago

By Staff Writers Pradyumn Acharya, Isabella He, & Jerry Yuan Informational  On November 3,  citizens across California voted on Proposition…

November Book Bites

4 years ago

By Staff Writer Helen Tian Student Book Recommendation Staff Book Recommendation Smokie Book Recommendation Cover graphic by Staff Writer Tavish…