Clubs in Distance Learning
By Staff Writers Pradyumn Acharya, Anvi Kalucha, Maggie Lai, Larry Shi, & Nithika Valluri In distance learning, many MSJ clubs have adjusted their plans to…
Articles by Jessica Yu
Diwali — Festival of Lights for a Dark Time
By Staff Writers Selina Yang & Brooke Zheng Cover graphic and visual spread by Graphics Editor Anya Agarwal
Editorial: Losing Sight of Collaboration Online
The Opinion of the Smoke Signal Editorial Board Look at a typical Zoom classroom. You might catch glimpses of students’ foreheads on camera and see others…
By the Numbers: Physical Activity During Quarantine
By Staff Writers Varun Upadhyay & Jackie Wong Exercise is becoming increasingly important for students as they lead more sedentary lives during distance learning. To…
Tokenism: The Wrong Path to Diversity
By Staff Writers Joanne Park & Sakshi Umrotkar For decades, the media has presented protagonists that all follow a similar mold of the “straight white…
Student Voices: Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court Confirmation
In late October, Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to take the place of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the Supreme Court. Do you…
November Column: Aria’s Approach
By Opinion Editor Aria Lakhmani Not a “Waste of Time” As I set down my brush pen, I looked at my notes from the The…
Club Spotlight: MSJ Friends of Children with Special Needs
By Staff Writers Sumani Alem & Sakshi Umrotkar Many community-oriented student organizations and clubs at MSJ combine service events with the purpose of spreading awareness…
Water Polo, Volleyball, and Cross Country Return to Preseason Training
By Staff Writers Nishi Bhagat, Isabella He, & Mingxin Wang The FUSD School Board approved athletic conditioning in a limited fashion on October 14. Boys…
Looking Past Proposition 16 to Increase Diversity
By Staff Writers Pradyumn Acharya, Isabella He, & Jerry Yuan Informational On November 3, citizens across California voted on Proposition 16, which would have reinstated…