What Being “Patriotic” Means
By Opinion Editor Aria Lakhmani “Because being American is more than a pride we inherit / it’s the past we step into and how we…
Articles by Jessica Yu
Is MrBeast Burger Worth the Hype?
By Staff Writers Nishi Bhagat & Helen Tian With over 50 million subscribers and eight billion views, 22-year old Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast,…
What It’s Like to be a Smokie | The Smokie Podcast Season 2 Episode 3
By Editor-in-Chief Sabrina Wu, A&E Editor Megh Basu, and Staff Writers Varun Upadhyay & Isabella He Ever wondered what the students in the Smoke Signal…
Under the Radar: Will Wood and the Tapeworms
By Staff Writer Tanisha Srivatsa Combining aspects of pop, jazz, rock & roll, and even cabaret, Will Wood and the Tapeworms is a band best…
No One Should be Listening: Malik’s Third Album “Nobody Is Listening” is a Bore
By Staff Writer Sumani Alem After the immense success of ZAYN’s debut album Mind of Mine and his sophomore album Icarus Falls, the British singer-songwriter,…
DieHard TryHards Create Vision Boards
By Staff Writers Sabrina Cai, Larry Shi, Nithika Valluri, & Jackie Wong As we enter 2021, it is unclear what the year holds for us….
Academic Challenge Season in Full Swing
By Staff Writers Pradyumn Acharya & Jerry Yuan The MSJ Academic Challenge Club, which consists of Science Olympiad, Science Bowl, Quiz Bowl, and Ocean Science…
Guide to Water Sports
By Staff Writers Anvi Kalucha & Brooke Zheng When it comes to water sports, the first thing that comes to mind is swimming. However, swimming…
FUSD and College Board Changes
By Staff Writers Sumani Alem & Larry Shi PSAT/NSMQT Details With distance learning rendering many important standardized tests cancelled or rescheduled, FUSD administration cancelled all…
The Youth Emergency Preparedness Council Invites Experts to Discuss the COVID-19 Vaccine
By Staff Writers Kruthi Gollapudi & Helen Tian Youth Emergency Preparedness Council (YEPC) held their COVID-19 Vaccine Webinar from 3:30 – 5 p.m. on January…