Opinion

Opinion: Trump’s compact jeopardizes academic freedom

By Staff Writers Cecilia Cheng, Erika Liu, Michael Qin Nine high-profile colleges across the US were sent a letter signed…

9 months ago

COP30 and the world go up in flames

By Staff Writers Alex Duan, Amber Halvorsen, Michael Qin, Warren Su The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30), an annual…

9 months ago

AI tools highlight the decline in empathy in digital culture

By Staff Writers Erika Liu, Veer Mahajan, Finn McCarthy & Leland Yu Introduction “RIP Kirk, your sacrifice meant something,” one…

9 months ago

Fake News is the Authoritarian’s Tool

By the Smoke Signal Editorial Board “Quiet. Quiet, piggy,” President Donald Trump said, poking his finger at a Bloomberg News…

9 months ago

Vikram’s Viewpoint: Appreciating What You Can, While You Can

By Opinion Editor Vikram Mahajan Over the summer, I returned to India for the first time in two years in…

9 months ago

Janet’s Journal: Starting again when you fall

By Opinion Editor Janet Guan For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved to set goals. There’s proof of…

9 months ago

TikTok’s favorite politician takes office

By Editor-in-Chief Padma Balaji TikTok cannot get enough of Zohran Mamdani. It’s easy to see why: he’s well spoken —…

9 months ago

Do two wrongs make a right? Understanding perspectives on Proposition 50

By Staff Writers Veer Mahajan, Finn McCarthy, Warren Su, & Matthew Zhang In the election on November 4, CA voters…

10 months ago

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,…

10 months ago

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…

10 months ago