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April is National Poetry Month, and the Smoke Signal is hosting a Facebook haiku contest! Submit a haiku through this form by 11:59 PM on…

By: Andrea Tam A sea of Karmin fans stirred with restless anticipation on the floor of The Fillmore on February 16.  Up-and-coming artist Bryce Vine…

By: Katie Sun   Basic Vacation’s self-titled EP, Basic Vacation, is a feast for the alternative pop-rock soul, providing a sound that is refreshingly easy…

By: Peter Chew   Amy Chua, author of the controversial The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, delineates the three traits she views as necessary…

By: Jacinta Chang Chapman University, a private university located in Orange, California, performed a collection of percussion pieces for band students at MSJ. The percussionists…

By: Kevin Chen   Voices arose from the Little Theatre, as the Hookslide/Universal Performers (UP) Variety Show began at 6 pm on the evening of…

By: Tanvi Raja & Peter Qiu   Here are the runners-up for each category of the Smokie Awards. Expand the slideshow to full-screen to read…

By: Alumnus Ben Cohen Anticipation was stirring as the Warfield Theater filled with people. Since Sleeping With Sirens had just lost their guitarist Jesse Lawson…

By: Aamir Rasheed   The Legend of Korra first premiered in 2012, a continuation of the extremely successful Avatar: The Last Airbender series, which concluded…