Opinion

By Staff Writers Kruthi Gollapudi & Jessica Yu  “Stan The Squad <3” a user states on Twitter, expressing their love for Democratic Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, and Ayanna Pressley. Following Ocasio-Cortez and…

By Staff Writers Isabella He & Joanne Park As of November 9, the Alameda County Public Health Department has permitted all schools to open, provided they establish a detailed COVID-19 health and safety reopening plan….

The Opinion of the Smoke Signal Editorial Board For decades, the ratio of young adults who vote in elections to the number of those eligible has trailed behind that of the general population. In fact,…

By Opinion Editor Aria Lakhmani An Active Approach Towards Empathy “Try to walk a mile in their shoes”: an adage we students have been encouraged to follow since we were young. It’s a phrase that…

By Staff Writers Tavish Mohanti & Naveed Shakoor “Just a quick note of support for Hope Hicks and President Trump. I hope they both die,” reads a tweet published just days after President Donald Trump announced…

*Update November 13* On November 12, the FUSD Board of Education voted 3-2 to adopt the recommendation of the SRO Task Force, which includes terminating the SRO program. The full recommendation can be viewed here….

*Update October 7* As of September 30, Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed the Ethnic Studies bill due to criticism on the draft curriculum from Jewish groups saying that it’s antisemitic and politically biased. The CA…

*Corrected Text September 28 at 10:30 a.m.* by Web Editor Mahek Bhora & Staff Writer Sakshi Umrotkar With social media’s enormous potential to connect people worldwide, minorities have been able to open up discussion about…

by Opinion Editor Aria Lakhmani Getting Comfortable with Feeling Uncomfortable “Hello Kitty says, Cops Ain’t Cute!” While scrolling through my Instagram feed, a bubblegum pink image of the Sanrio character lay interspersed with other posts….