Editorial: The war in Iran is nuanced and should be treated as such
By the Smoke Signal Editorial Board As US-Israeli airstrikes rained down on Tehran on February 28, two simultaneous, distinct yet rational reactions surfaced: grief over Iranian…
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Janet’s Journal: What Alysa Liu’s gold-medal free skate in the 2026 Winter Olympics taught me about fear
By Opinion Editor Janet Guan “Alright. Next.” As I opened the door to the audition room, my heart pounded, palms suddenly clammy. My hands tightened…
AexOp: Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery sparks debate over creative freedom
By Staff Writers Dhaeshna Booma, Cecilia Cheng & Warren Su In the gleaming offices of Paramount’s Los Angeles headquarters, executives celebrated their victory over Netflix…
Princess Hours is sincerely, embarrassingly good
By Staff Writer Kayla Li The DVD skipped sometimes. I was four years old, lying on the cold marble floor of my grandmother’s house in…
Hundreds of MSJ students walk out to protest ICE in joint movement across FUSD schools
By Staff Writers Luna Bichon, Amber Halvorsen, Saesha Prabhakar, & Aarav Vashisht Introduction Carrying political signs and posters, hundreds of MSJ students gathered around the…
MSJ DECA and LEO team up for Blazers Entrepreneurship Fair
By Staff Writers Jessica Cao & Michael Qin Lila Bringhurst Elementary School’s spacious Multi-Use Room (MUR) echoed with the distinctive chatter of a miniature marketplace…
Guide to Local Bay Area Manga and Comic Stores
By Abigaile Lei, Joseph Miao & Kelly Shi Introduction Comic book stores are more than just a place to discover new stories and collectibles; they provide…
Harajuku Lunar New Year Fest brings together Bay Area businesses and artists
By Staff Writers Cecilia Cheng & Fiona Yang Lively pop music welcomed visitors into the Harajuku Lunar New Year Fest at Almaden Lake Park on…
28th San Francisco Independent Film Festival screens at the Roxie Theater
By Felicity He & Finnegan McCarthy A metal girl band stuck in a desert with a cannibal cult, a spliced-together anthology of ordinary lives in Los…
Iron Lung Finds Humanity in a Dying Universe
By Staff Writer Eleanor Chen Stars have disappeared. Planets, along with the humans once inhabiting them, are gone. No one has no trace or knowledge…