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By: Staff Writer Monica Tang   Cyber Monday is finally here, and you have already prepared your stash of power bars and energy drinks for the big day. There’s only one thing missing: the formidable…

By: J1 Staff Writers  What’s better than sitting at home and studying? Almost everything, really, but especially watching a movie with your friends while savoring holiday treats and cozying up in your blanket under the…

  By: Staff Writer Chakshu Hurria   Sunday, November 2, 2014, 3:45 AM Dear Diary, I can’t sleep. The best week of my existence thus far, Homecoming Week, has come to an end. The dance…

By: Staff Writer Andrew Chen   MSJ Peer Resource began offering a new program called Open Arms on Tuesday, November 4, outside of B34. The program is a walk-in peer mentoring program for any student…

By: Staff Writer Adele Shen   While most students at MSJ churn out essays right before the due date, Senior Aashka Pandya has been perfecting a certain 88-page novella for the last three years. Published…

By: Staff Writers Peter Qiu and Rebecca Wu Advice to Students Too Shy to Participate or Ask For Help When They Need It “Hang out after class and listen to the questions other students ask….

By: Web Editor Nithya Rajeev “No work, all play.” A slogan we have heard so many times in motivational speeches and hit songs (cue Hilary Duff’s 2007 chart-topper of the same name), and read so…

By: Graphics Editor Shirby Wang   While most students focus on getting their driver’s license, Senior Katie Smith is looking to the sky and is in the process of attaining a private pilot’s license. The…

By: Staff Writer Apoorva Rajanala     The Teacher of the Year nominations began in 1972 to acknowledge the challenges that teachers face to commend them for the hard work and effort that they put into their…