Opinion: Melania documentary sparks debate over Trump-Era spending and economic priorities
By Staff Writers Dhaeshna Booma, Jessica Cao, Amy Han & Michael Qin Introduction Marie Antoinette lived 237 years ago, protected by riches and palace walls,…
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Staff Column: How I stopped living in borrowed seasons
By Staff Writer Kayla Li Warmth. A gentleness earned after long seasons of cold, a glow familiar yet startling in its clarity. We meet it…
Staff Column: See, hear, and speak no evil
By Staff Writer Eleanor Chen “See no evil. Hear no evil. Speak no evil.” Growing up, I would hear this mantra repeated countless times in…
Standing up to ICE, together
By the Smoke Signal Editorial Board Three gun shots. A car stopped. A woman dead. On January 7, 37-year-old US citizen Renee Good was fatally…
Staff Column: The lives I’ve lived
By Staff Writer Jessica Cao The digital clock on my nightstand reads 3 a.m., and there is salt on my tongue from where it crept…
Never again, again: why genocide awareness still fails
By Staff Writers Hamnah Akhtar, Amy Han & Erika Liu Bodies lie unburied in the streets. Families flee burning buildings, deprived of all their belongings…
DOJ weaponizes antisemitism to attack free speech
By Amber Halvorsen, Veer Mahajan, Ekasha Sikka & Warren Su Introduction Following the intensification of the Israel-Gaza conflict in 2023, pro-Palestinian protests have swept college…
Letter to the Editor: “Demonizing the hammer” by Senior Ian Yong
To the Editor: After reading the Smoke Signal’s article about Charlie Kirk’s legacy in “AI tools highlight the decline of empathy in digital culture” in…
Staff Column: Every day is a favorite day
By Staff Writer Mansi Mundada “What day is it?” Pooh asked. “Today,” Piglet squeaked. “My favorite day!” Pooh said. I left a like on the…
Vikram’s Viewpoint: The True Meaning of Public Service
By Opinion Editor Vikram Mahajan In sophomore year, I received an email from Mr. Macasero, my former Civics teacher, giving me a heads-up on a…