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Interview: Senior Early Applications

Jennifer Kwon, Reporter | Nov 7, 2022

Q1: How do you feel after submitting your early applications?  “I'm happy but nervous at the same time waiting for results!” - Amber Cheun   “I feel pretty good and lightweight. I feel so...

Yonsei University’s legendary cheer team inspires K-Drama ‘Cheer Up’

Yonsei University’s legendary cheer team inspires K-Drama ‘Cheer Up’

Jennifer Kwon, Reporter | Nov 3, 2022

On Oct. 3, SBS streamed a teenager-based romance K-Drama called Cheer Up, and it has become a nationwide hit.   Cheer Up is about Do Hae-yi—played by 26 year-old actor Han Ji-hyun—attending college...

SIS hosts first in-person forensics tournament in three years

SIS hosts first in-person forensics tournament in three years

Jennifer Kwon, Reporter | Oct 18, 2022

In an extremely close, well-matched tournament, SIS walked away victorious by a 1.34 point difference against KIS, the longstanding Forensics champion.  On Oct.14-15, SIS hosted its first in-person...

North Korea launches two missiles 22 minutes apart

North Korea launches two missiles 22 minutes apart

Jennifer Kwon, Reporter | Oct 6, 2022

On Oct. 4, North Korea fired two missiles 22 minutes apart from the North’s capital region. The missiles landed between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.  Later that evening, South Korea launched two...

President Yoon directs ‘foul language’ to Biden

President Yoon directs ‘foul language’ to Biden

Jennifer Kwon, Reporter | Sep 29, 2022

On Sept. 22, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol courted another controversy against President Biden in a now-viral, hot mic moment.   The pair met at the Global Fund conference—a discussion amongst...

Son bursts out of slump

Son bursts out of slump

Jennifer Kwon, Reporter | Sep 21, 2022

On Sept. 19, Son Heung-min triumphantly returned to South Korea after overcoming his slow start to the season, scoring his first three goals of the season. “I think now that he has started his goal-scoring...

Tennis phenom Serena Williams wraps her 40-year tennis career

Tennis phenom Serena Williams wraps her 40-year tennis career

Jennifer Kwon, Reporter | Sep 21, 2022

In early August, Serena Williams announced how she would be “evolving away” from the sport she dominated for 20-plus years. With one final twirl, the legend waved farewell to tennis following her third-round...

Queen Elizabeth leaves lasting legacy

Queen Elizabeth leaves lasting legacy

Jennifer Kwon, Reporter | Sep 21, 2022

On Sept. 8, Queen Elizabeth passed away at the Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at the age of 96. During her lifetime, she ruled over 20 sovereign states. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days marked...

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...

Hurricane Ida strikes

Hurricane Ida strikes

Jennifer Kwon, Reporter | Oct 4, 2021

    On Aug. 26, officials reported Hurricane Ida making landfall along the Gulf Coast, the strongest category four storm to hit Louisiana in 165 years.     In Pennsylvania...

Highschool dropout becomes billionaire

Highschool dropout becomes billionaire

Jennifer Kwon, Reporter | Sep 15, 2021

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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...