The Smoke Signal

By: Andrew Han and Courtney Tam A form of this article appeared in the June 6, 2011 issue of the Smoke Signal. This version includes several other award-winning students and groups at MSJ. Cyber Foundations The Cyber Foundations High School Competition is a national computer security contest sponsored by the US Cyber Challenge with the intent of educating and preparing high school students for careers in computer science and cyber defense. This year, Junior James Chang placed second nationally and first in California, Sophomore Brandon Wu placed third nationally, and Junior Edward Wang placed fifth nationally. The competition consisted of…

By: Richie Zeng Known for their clever wordplay and eccentric themes, The Lonely Island has made a name for themselves with hit comedic songs like “I’m on a Boat” and “Like a Boss”. They return with their second album, Turtleneck and Chain, hoping to meet the bar set by their debut album. At a glance, the album contains a whopping 19 tracks, an unusually large number for a music album, but upon closer examination, the songs are fairly brief; only one song exceeds 3 minutes in length, adhereing to the troupe’s idea that short songs are necessary to appeal to…