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Senior trips excite students

Minjae Chun, Design & Production Editor | Mar 24, 2022

  With less than three months left this semester, seniors have been going on long-awaited trips with their friends. Seniors are taking advantage of long weekends and the upcoming spring break...

SIS students explore world of vlogging

SIS students explore world of vlogging

Erin Choi, Reporter | Mar 4, 2022

On an average day at SIS, you may often find yourself walking past a group of students filming and talking in front of a camera. It is also likely that you find a few familiar faces in the thumbnails of...

What did SIS teachers do over Lunar break?

What did SIS teachers do over Lunar break?

Bin Ma, Reporter | Feb 9, 2022

Lunar holidays are usually a period for teachers to travel around Korea after traveling abroad during their winter break. However, for some teachers, the lunar break ended up becoming an extension of their...

Graphic by Minjae Chun

Senioritis: Is it treatable?

Minjae Chun, Design & Production Editor | Feb 1, 2022

As the second semester begins, the epidemic is spreading once again. Piles of unfinished assignments, inboxes overflowing with unread emails, and exams taken with bare minimum effort. Lack of motivation...

SIS should educate students on financial literacy. Here’s Why.

Jennifer Kwon, Reporter | Nov 18, 2021

I am pretty sure that there was a moment in every high schooler’s life where they asked themselves, “Will    I ever actually use this knowledge after I graduate?”  After graduating, I am sure...

Virtual gaming during the pandemic rises in popularity

Virtual gaming during the pandemic rises in popularity

Daniel Shin, Editor-In-Chief | Nov 4, 2021

Removing the prospects of in-person interactions, the COVID-19 pandemic ushered in an era of virtual connectivity through the rise in popularity of social media apps and video conferencing platforms. Now...

Escaping the Rat Race: High school dropout becomes billionaire

Escaping the Rat Race: High school dropout becomes billionaire

Jennifer Kwon, Reporter | Sep 12, 2021

Richard Branson was the one who everyone thought was going to fail miserably in life. Receiving an F in class, hanging with the “wrong crowd”, and smoking his problems away—it seemed all too obvious...

Billboard Music Awards announces their finalists

Billboard Music Awards announces their finalists

Minjae Chun, Design & Production Editor | May 20, 2021

The 2021 Billboard Music Awards (BBMA) nominations were recently announced for the award ceremony taking place on May 23. Although the annual awards ceremony will no longer take place physically due to...

Netflix removes 30-day free trial

Netflix removes 30-day free trial

Woojune Kim, Co-Editor-in-Chief | Apr 29, 2021

On April 7, Netflix removed the 30-day free trial for non-members in South Korea. The company has gradually been removing the free trial feature in countries since 2019, and South Korea was one of the...

“Minari” highlights success in Koreas film industry

“Minari” highlights success in Korea’s film industry

Jack Lee, Reporter | Apr 29, 2021

Directed by Lee Issac Chung, “Minari” portrays a Korean American family pursuing their American Dream on a farm in Arkansas. Like the six-time Academy-nominated Korean film “Parasite,” “Minari,”...

Academic pressure escalates at the end of the year

Academic pressure escalates at the end of the year

Minjae Chun, Design & Production Editor | Apr 27, 2021

The unpredictable circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic and the alternation between virtual and physical learning have already contributed to increasing levels of stress for students this year. However,...

Electronic music duo Daft Punk announces break up

Electronic music duo Daft Punk announces break up

Irene Kim | Mar 16, 2021

Daft Punk, the worldwide famous French electronic music duo, announced their break up after 28 years of collaboration. Consisting of musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem Christo and Thomas Bangalter, the duo...