It was simple, they said. A series of awards would be given to students who embodied the TIGER values. It would raise school spirit, they said. It would distinguish students as role models within their own grades, they said. It would be an opportunity to… Keep Reading
A new conservative monster is born; he is the best candidate; he is illegitimate; he won fair and square; he must be gotten rid of; he is the chosen one. Despite the fact that it sounds more like a discussion over a character in a… Keep Reading
It is that time of the year. While the majority of the students are busy preparing for upcoming tests and project presentations, another small portion of the students seems to be “busy” in another way. The HSSC executive candidates are yet preparing for another ambitious… Keep Reading
With its release on Mar. 31 in the US, “Ghost in the Shell,” a live-action sci-fi movie based on one of the most successful Japanese manga and anime series ever, garnered criticism for whitewashing from the international community. The crux of the matter was that… Keep Reading
Flipping through the TV channels on the night of President Park’s impeachment felt like watching another installment in the Fast and Furious franchise. News vans raced each other on the freeway, inching past each other to get the scoop on the biggest news story of… Keep Reading
There is no doubt that every one of us lie at least once everyday, whether it is a white lie for the good of the other person or a flat out lie for a selfish reason. However, amongst the lies in society, there are times… Keep Reading
It has always been there, between the lines of tweets and Facebook posts: actors and actresses voicing their opinions about politics. But with the 2016 elections and the questionable actions of the newly elected President Trump, celebrities’ opinions on politics have been highlighted by the… Keep Reading
Okay, as students, we probably all think standardized testing is problematic because we do not like taking the SAT, ACT, AP, or, really, any kind of test. Or on the flip side, we might think standardized testing is problematic because everyone else tries much too… Keep Reading
1. Wait, that’s my part? This person is most likely that one person in every group who never knows about anything until the deadline, let alone begins working until literally the last minute. This person irks the rest of the people in the group but… Keep Reading
“Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. ” – George Orwell, 1984 So far, there have been two movie renditions and two TV series based on George Orwell’s novel 1984.… Keep Reading
Perhaps one of the most inspiring moments for a journalist or reporter is seeing their article promote some sort of change in society and move people’s minds. The very reason that journalists write for the press is to address information to the public that may… Keep Reading
“Donald Trump has gone low, but recently he said something that was truly horrifying. He refused to say that he would respect the results of this election (crowd boos). I know. It has never been done before. Nobody. If you go back, nobody running for… Keep Reading
Unless you truly live under a rock, you probably know by now that Donald Trump is the president-elect of the US. In fact, you are probably sick and tired of hearing that Donald Trump is the president-elect of the US. This news seems to follow… Keep Reading
1. Should I eat or not? I believe that life is too short for one to be having this internal debate every night—too short to be helplessly listing the pros and cons of having a late night snack or feel unhappy. In the end, you’re… Keep Reading
*Eegwa: interest in science and mathematics *Moongwa: interest in literature and arts 1.Eegwa: Oh my goodness my math average is so low… Am I even eegwa? Hey, as they say, success isn’t the key to happiness! Except for when you’re in a school where academic… Keep Reading
By now, we all know, at least abstractly, that stereotyping is harmful and mind narrowing. We have been told time and time again to “not judge a book by its cover.” In many ways, society has seen an upward trend in awareness and progressiveness when… Keep Reading
#thisis2016. Picture California; no, better, picture New York. A man catches his subway ride, a woman strolls down Park Avenue, a child picks at his food in a bustling restaurant. It’s a normal, an American, day here in New York—except the man is Korean, the… Keep Reading
Fortunately, we do not live in the kind of society featured in “1984,” where Big Brother monitors every little movement of an individual to make sure that everyone is in support of the leader. In fact, the modern US government grants citizens a significant amount… Keep Reading
The results of the second presidential debate of the 2016 election were something we all should have seen coming. Donald Trump attempted to impose his masculinity on his opponent, Hillary Clinton, much like he had (to great success) in the previous Republican primary debates. However,… Keep Reading
Student: “May I go to the bathroom?” Teacher: “ Now? You should have gone during break time.” Well, I don’t know about you teachers but we students don’t plan out our urinating schedules. I would have gone during break time if I knew I had… Keep Reading
Thanks to Demi Lovato’s recent Instagram comment, it seems like one of the most universal way of fans showing their love for their favorite singers might fade into oblivion: drawing portraits. Often times, any celebrity-dedicated social network account consists of recreated artwork made with delicate… Keep Reading
By now, many people have become familiar with the term “LGBT” and the increasing advocacy for those identifying as gay or lesbian. However, despite the word “LGBT” being thrown around more and more, bisexual people, who put the “B” in “LGBT,” are still prone to… Keep Reading
Did you get what [insert language teacher here] said? Faces contorted with confusion, eyes darting from person to person, and frantically whispering to one another to get at least the gist of what is going on are all too familiar scenes. It’s okay. We all… Keep Reading
During the time of the Korean War, thousands of refugees fled overseas to countries in the Middle East that opened their borders for our misfortunate citizens. Half a century later, tables have flipped and Syria, with their continued internal turmoil, has become a country in… Keep Reading
Frankly, I am tired of typing the number 2016 in my articles. I imagine this is how writers felt last year, the year before, a century ago; there always seems to be a need to qualify a statement with the year it happened, as if… Keep Reading
Man-hating, angry anti-family women that burn bras and refuse to shave. Though this image is an older stereotype and many probably no longer strictly believe in that image exactly, it is an undeniable and unfortunate truth that the concept of feminism still has a negative… Keep Reading
What’s the summer assignment for [insert AP class here] again? If you’re not asking this a few days before the first day of school, something’s definitely wrong with you. What are you trying to do—pretend like you got a grip on your life or something?… Keep Reading
“Black Lives Matter” is a term we are all probably familiar with, whether we learned it through hashtags on social media or through the protests featured in the news. These three words have recently emerged as a topic of wide controversy with the tragic incidents… Keep Reading
A typical Korean drama setting often draws two characters recovering from several hardships and eventually falling in love with each other. Now sprinkle in spices of medical emergencies, blood-splattering surgery scenes, bone-chilling weeping, and earsplitting screams. The story now transforms into a more eye-catching, captivating drama, only to later set up a… Keep Reading
Starved, exhausted, dehydrated. When will third period end? With the implementation of the new bell schedule, students have been showing mixed reactions. Students now have a short 10-minute break between second and third period instead of enjoying activity period and lunchtime, which have both been… Keep Reading
“The government officials have decided to make May 6 a temporary holiday in hopes of contributing to booming tourism and domestic activation…” On April 28, this one sentence from President Geun-hye Park had enough power to spread cheer and happiness over many. On Thursday night,… Keep Reading
It was a chilly March evening when LeeAnne Walters woke up to the sound of a blood-curdling scream. Anticipating a burglar, she sprinted upstairs, baseball bat in hand. What she found was not a thief, but something just as shocking; her 18-year-old daughter Kaylie, staring… Keep Reading
For as long as my mother, my grandmother, and I have been alive, Korea has always maintained a rather tense relationship with Japan. One of the biggest causes of the conflict lies in Japan’s reluctance to take responsibility for its mistreatment of sex slaves, often… Keep Reading
You can’t bring up drugs or alcoholism in a school publication. Even a music review! This is a school, a learning environment. Yes, we understand. We high school students are pure and virginal and we must do everything to avoid corrupting our fragile little minds!… Keep Reading
With the beginning of every season comes the opportunity for students to join a sports team. But the truth of the matter is that those chances are not necessarily given equally: certain practices bring age and experience into a criteria that should be made solely… Keep Reading