Editorial: Diseases do not discriminate
The Coronavirus, above all, is a scathing exposé. The xenophobia and misguided panic permeating many…
Browsing: Opinion
The Electoral College: A Threat to Democracy
With the 2020 US presidential election coming up in a few months, voters may find…
Editorial: Examining beauty standards
Like in any other microcosm of society, SIS seems to have its own set of…
“Parasite” wins best-film at the Oscars: What this means for Hollywood
On Feb. 10, Bong Joon-ho’s highly-acclaimed thriller film “Parasite” took the spotlight at the 92nd…
Understanding the implications of celebrities’ public political voices
On Jan. 5, the 77th annual Golden Globes Award ceremony was held in Beverly Hills…
New decade is fueled with World War 3 memes
On Jan. 3, President Trump ordered a drone strike near the Baghdad airport, killing Major…
Editorial: Diversify the English curriculum
In recent years, there have been various controversies regarding English curricula in high schools across…
Editorial: The normalization of slurs on campus
Like any other busy Monday, I was absentmindedly walking through the third-floor lounge area last…
The roots of the growing generation gap
“OK, boomer.” Used as a remark by millennials and Generation Z in the United States…
Editorial: Rethinking the “SIS student” stereotype
As seniors wade through the thick of college apps season, and classes are now multiplying…
Korean culture loses importance at SIS
Every year on Oct. 3, South Korea bursts into vibrant parades, festivals, and fireworks, unified…
Editorial: Why read the news?
New coaches, teachers, and facility renovations. Fluctuating Japan-Korea relations. More of Trump’s racist rhetoric. When…
Identifying the roots of Trump’s racist rhetoric
It is an oral history. History has shown that tension from racist rhetoric has been…
The truth behind College Board’s adversity scores
In light of the timeless struggle to even the playing field for college applications, the…
Abolishing stigma surrounding mental health
I’ve always found the posters with messages along the lines of “mental illness is not…
Aligning retakes with the purpose of education
As Neil Postman mentioned in The End of Education, “for school to make sense, the…
What for?
Spring in Korea is a time marked by the steady blooming of cherry blossoms: signaling…
What change means to us
From new couches to club funding, SIS has been on a valiant mission to engage…
Amazon abandons New York headquarters amid entitlement allegations
Almost three months after Amazon announced it would build a new headquarter in New York…
Animal rights group accused of cruelty
As South Korea increasingly embraces the idea of dogs as treasured companions and pets, negative…
Editorial: Caught between success and enjoyment
It is often assumed among the students of SIS that high school is a time…
Florida girl’s canceled SAT scores spark outrage
After receiving a 900 on the SAT administered in March 2018, Kamilah Campbell believed that…
A growing trend of cheating sheds light on a critical flaw of Korean education
Notoriously known as the suneung in Korea, the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) is a…
[Editorial] Kavanaugh: A dangerous political game
On Oct. 1, Saturday Night Live (SNL), a show renowned for its harsh satirization of…
Time runs out on family reunions
For most survivors of the Korean war, the deepest scar from their tribulations was losing…
Editorial: What it means to be in high school
By Hannah Kim and Junie Kah Time is a valuable resource. This notion is the…
Artificial Intelligence: Have we gone too far?
While many people worry that artificial intelligence (AI) will take over our jobs once it…
Paper Editorial: What is Tiger Times?
By Jeremy Nam and Dawn Kim The answer can be simple. Tiger Times is our…
Met Gala: Cultural appropriation or appreciation
On May 7, the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted a gala,…
Kanye West: Has he finally crossed the line?
A responsible public figure with a large international audience must consistently be mindful of the…
Don’t hold your breath for reunification
“What to do about North Korea?” has undoubtedly been the most agonizing question ever since…
Web Editorial: What went right, not wrong
By Hannah Kim and Junie Kah Communities and societies are naturally inclined to criticize and…
Letter to the Editor
By Gray Macklin To the Editor, The opening of the most recent extended viewpoint reminded…
Behind-the-scenes
If the Tiger Times newspaper is the successful older sibling who has their life together…
Inter-Korean dialogue spurs hope for denuclearization
In the wake of the diplomatic respite fostered by the PyeongChang Olympics, further efforts to…