Student Spotlight: Stephanie Leung Still Doesn’t Know How to Use a Camera, and That’s the Point
By Jessica Cao and Kayla Li Through a bus window fogged by city light, an older man’s reflection blurs into the figure of another commuter,…
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Vikram’s Viewpoint: “I shower every week”
By Opinion Editor Vikram Mahajan It was a dark and stormy night. I grinned slyly at my iPhone. Another night, yet another mindless scroll of…
Janet’s Journal: Reading as a lifelong pursuit
By Opinion Editor Janet Guan A few weeks ago, I read a book for enjoyment for the first time in almost two months. Curled up…
MSJ Deca offers professional business insight at guest speaker event
By Staff Writers Amy Han & Veer Mahajan MSJ DECA, a business and entrepreneurship club, hosted a guest speaker event on October 29. Students had…
The Chronicle’s coverage of MSJ test dispute is unduly escalatory
By the Smoke Signal Editorial Board “Burning firewood does not produce oxygen,” a controversial San Francisco Chronicle (the Chronicle) article published on October 27 read,…
Staff Column: Don’t forget the basics
By Staff Writer Felicity He At least two hours a day, four times a week, I’m at Dragon Rhythm Shaolin Kung Fu. On top of…
MSJ Expands Internet Restrictions
By Staff Writers Mansi Mundada, Kelly Shi & Lucas Zhang In May 2025, MSJ administrators reconfigured the school WiFi networks to block popular apps such…
Experimenting with experiential learning
By Staff Writers Cecilia Cheng, Amy Han, Saesha Prabhakar & Lucas Zhang Introduction In today’s digitized world, classrooms have evolved beyond the use of traditional…
Hundreds unite at Fremont No Kings protest
By Staff Writers Luna Bichon & Michael Qin Fremont protesters gathered for the second No Kings demonstration of the year on October 18, expressing criticism…
70th Anniversary of Newark Days Festival Lights Up the City
By Staff Writers Veer Mahajan & Kanupriya Goyal From September 18 through 21, Newark came alive as more than 100,000 people from all walks of…