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…
Redefining Prom Traditions
May 25, 2017
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…
Dispelling the Community College Stigma
March 3, 2017
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…
Should the Electoral College be Abolished?
February 3, 2017
By Staff Writers Jenny Miao, Vicki Xu & Maggie Zhao In its February 3 issue, the Smoke Signal offered a comprehensive overview of the electoral college system. Below are compiled student voices and statistics regarding their views…
Mission Peak Parking Lot Calls for Student Attention
February 3, 2017
By Staff Writers Evie Sun & Helen Wang The East Bay Regional Park District’s Board of Directors approved a new Mission Peak parking lot with a 7-0 vote on Sept. 20, 2016. The 300-space parking…
Fake news is a personal fight, not one for Facebook
December 22, 2016
By Staff Writer Jonathan Ko With the advent of the Information Era, fake news has become a growing problem. Fake news is exactly what it sounds like: either falsified or honestly misreported information readers believe…
MSJ Students Speak: Fake News
December 20, 2016
Compiled by Journalism 1 Staff Writers The Smoke Signal collected students’ voices regarding how social media affected the 2016 election to complement the in-print opinion article about fake news. Should social media sites filter fake news? Why…
