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Spring sports begin

Spring sports begin

Danny Donghyun Han, Reporter | Feb 28, 2023

On Feb. 14, the spring sports tryouts began. This season consists of soccer, badminton, and track and field.  There are many changes for the spring season—namely, track and field became a varsity...

Source: New York Times 
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Students react to Chiefs’ Super Bowl win

Danny Donghyun Han, Reporter | Feb 24, 2023

On Feb. 13, the Kansas City Chiefs were crowned national champions after defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in the 57th Super Bowl.  Though Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes had an ankle injury,...

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Nets trade Kyrie Irving to the Mavericks

Danny Donghyun Han, Reporter | Feb 8, 2023

On Feb. 5, the Brooklyn Nets traded Kyrie Irving, an eight-time All-Star, and Markieff Morris for three future picks and two players from the Dallas Mavericks.  Irving joined the Brooklyn Nets back...

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Online SAT begins

Danny Donghyun Han, Reporter | Feb 8, 2023

On Jan. 28, the online SAT pilot test happened around the world. In Korea, testing took place at Chadwick International School and other SAT centers near Seoul. Many students went to different testing...

Source: Readers Digest

Korea changes expiration date system

Danny Donghyun Han, Reporter | Jan 28, 2023

On Jan. 1, the Korean government changed expiration date guidelines from best-by-dates to use-by-dates. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) first announced the decision to stop using best-by dates...

swimmers at the GSIS swimming pool

Swimming into the new year

Danny Donghyun Han, Reporter | Jan 28, 2023

With the start of second semester, SIS swimmers are back in the pool, training for their B style meets.  For context, KAIAC has implemented a ‘A and B’ system to categorize the myriad of swim races....

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Twitch announces new limitations on South Korea

Danny Donghyun Han, Reporter | Dec 5, 2022

On Nov.10, video-streaming platform Twitch announced that they will remove VOD content in South Korea by Dec. 13.  Twitch has previously seen success in South Korea with growing views. Platform creators...

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Mohammed Bin Salman arrives on Korea

Mohammed Bin Salman visits South Korea

Danny Donghyun Han, Reporter | Nov 23, 2022

On Nov. 17, Mohammed Bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, visited South Korea for the first time in three years, marking the 60th anniversary of Saudi-Korean relations.  Salman’s visit aimed...

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Where is Seoul’s best fast-food burger?

Danny Donghyun Han, Reporter | Nov 18, 2022

Seoul is dominated by the following four burger franchises: McDonald’s, Lotteria, Burger King, and Mom’s Touch.  The Korean burger market has been growing steadily. In 2014, the burger industry...

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Amnesty International hosts human rights survey

Danny Donghyun Han, Reporter | Nov 17, 2022

Beginning on Nov. 9, Amnesty International (AI) club conducted a school-wide human rights survey to gauge the state of human rights within SIS. A group of AI members went around the school during office...

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Age for criminals?

Danny Donghyun Han, Reporter | Nov 17, 2022

Are you younger than 14?  In Korea, this seemingly arbitrary question can determine whether you spend a lifetime in jail or get off free. This flaw in the Korean law was highlighted in May 2020,...

North Korea fires a total of 28 missiles

North Korea fires a total of 28 missiles

Danny Donghyun Han, Reporter | Nov 7, 2022

On Nov. 3, North Korea fired three unidentifiable ballistic missiles at the East Sea. On the previous day, over the course of 11 days, a total of 25 ballistic missiles were fired from Pyongyang, North...