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Letter to the Editor: Erin Johnson

In response to "Stet, or the art of leaving yourself alone" by A&E Editor Kayla Li By Guest Contributor Erin…

2 weeks ago

Letter to the Editor: Ananya Gupta

In response to "Warren's Wisdom: I got my first phone and it taught me that learning to live without social…

2 weeks ago

Guest Essay: The color in our memories

By Guest Columnist Zoe Sisson, 11 I’m wearing a long-sleeved fuchsia dress with Minnie Mouse on it. I readily put…

3 weeks ago

Guest Essay: The California Roll and Bay Area culture

By Guest Columnist Michael Lee, 11 The California roll is the act of “[rolling] through a stop sign without making…

3 weeks ago

MSJ Voices: E-bike safety

Voices compiled by Staffers Sandra Choi, Leina Ikeda, Sreeja Madabhushi, & Audrey Tseng   E-bikes are bicycles equipped with integrated…

3 weeks ago

Sydney Sweeney’s controversial sports betting ad and the problem with online feminism

By the Smoke Signal Editorial Board You open up YouTube and see a Short about Sydney Sweeney’s newest controversy. Again. This…

3 weeks ago

How people-pleasing taught me to be myself

By Staff Writer Sophia Liao The mimic octopus is known for being able to impersonate other sea creatures by changing…

3 weeks ago

Iridescence: finding individuality in Fremont, California

By Staff Writer Rosie Gao One of my most vivid childhood memories of the Bay Area before I moved away…

3 weeks ago

Doing what you love, and loving yourself

By Opinion Editor Warren Su My friend sits in front of me, eyes looking hopelessly down as videos fly by…

3 weeks ago

Ted Talks, Ivy Leagues, and trauma essays: what we can learn from the Fierceton case

By Opinion Editor Erika Liu Content warning: abuse It can get annoying after the 10th “If only I had something…

3 weeks ago