Opinion

By Staff Writers Kikue Higuchi & Shray Vaidya As music by African-American artists becomes more popular, the n-word is heard more, seen more, and used more. This has resulted in widespread awareness of the word’s…

By Staff Writer Ian Hsu, Sahana Sridhar & Kelly Yang     From Native American reserves to hiking trails and waterfalls, our nation’s natural parks not only add to the planet’s natural beauty but house thousands of different…

By The Smoke Signal Editorial Board The Mission Bubble seemingly represents a melting pot of cultures; as a place where minorities are the majority, residents believe that because they are exposed to many different cultures,…

By Journalism 1 Staff Writers On Wednesday, December 6, Smoke Signal journalists conducted “Man on the Street” interviews with San Francisco residents and tourists about the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) proposed repeal of net neutrality. Net…

By Staff Writers Jessica Jen & Vicki Xu   There’s no doubt about it: cheating is connected to the MSJ identity as strongly as the Bell Tower is.   From the Stanford Survey of Adolescent…

 By Staff Writers Gloria Chang & Helen Wang While prom may be just a high school dance, it is also a way to celebrate self-expression. Breaking prom traditions is essential in embracing our differences, and…

Dear MSJHS Community, I just read the March 31 online editorial in The Smoke Signal about the community’s recent loss of Caroline Tang, and want to respond with a few thoughts I hope will be…

By Staff Writers Ella Chen, Julia Park, Hana Sheikh & Vicki Xu Climate Change: A Brief History The average temperature of the atmosphere near Earth’s surface has increased significantly in the past 100 years, and 2016…

The Opinion of the Smoke Signal Editorial Board   We are distraught over Caroline Tang’s suicide. Caroline was a dear member of our community and to many, a missed friend. It is clear that we want to…

By Staff Writers Ella Chen & Anagha Mandayam   It is with subdued whispers and sideways glances that the words “community college” are uttered in the hallways. To many MSJ students, community college is hardly…