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…
By Staff Writer Erika Liu, Saesha Prabhakar & Warren Su Introduction This November, California voters will decide on a ballot initiative titled the “2026 Billionaire…
By Opinion Editor Janet Guan On the wall beside my bedroom desk, I keep a careful mosaic of memories. Crowded with old birthday cards, certificates,…
By Staff Writers Dhaeshna Booma, Jessica Cao, Amy Han & Michael Qin Introduction Marie Antoinette lived 237 years ago, protected by riches and palace walls,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
By Staff Writers Hamnah Akhtar, Amy Han & Erika Liu Bodies lie unburied in the streets. Families flee burning buildings, deprived of all their belongings…
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…