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Kim Nam-kuk walking to his office. Source: Korea JoongAng Daily

Kim Nam-kuk leaves party over alleged cryptocurrency dealings

Joseph Chun, Design & Production Editor | May 25, 2023

On May 14, Kim Nam-kuk announced his departure from the Democratic Party (DP) following a series of controversies surrounding his alleged involvement in cryptocurrency investments.  The decision stemmed...

Alumni perspectives: tool to combat student stress

Alumni perspectives: tool to combat student stress

Joseph Chun, Design & Production Editor | Apr 17, 2023

During April, counselors are inviting SIS alumni to speak about their profession and education—a change that could help equip students with healthier mindsets by shedding light on the “bigger picture”...

Overall winners, two of whom are Kaden Lee (10) and Joseph Chun (11)

MAΘ Competition Team participates in NEAMC

Joseph Chun, Design & Production Editor | Apr 4, 2023

From March 17-19, members of the Mu Alpha Theta (MAΘ) Competition Team participated in the North East Asian Mathematics Competition (NEAMC) hosted by North London Collegiate School Jeju. The competition...

Seniors take studio photographs

Seniors take studio photographs

Joseph Chun, Design & Production Editor | Mar 16, 2023

With graduation in three months, many seniors recently have visited photo studios with their friend groups. “We were all discussing what we could do to make our last few months together memorable,”...

South Korean protesters denouncing the compensation plan (Source: Reuters)

South Korea compensates victims of Japanese colonial rule

Joseph Chun, Design & Production Editor | Mar 16, 2023

On March 6, South Korea reached an agreement with Japan regarding compensation for South Koreans who were forced to work in Japanese factories during World War II. Under the new agreement, South Korean...

So Seong-uk and Kim Yong-min in a press conference
Source: Getty Images

South Korea strives for same-sex equality

Joseph Chun, Design & Production Editor | Feb 28, 2023

On Feb. 21, a South Korean appeals court ruled that the national health insurance service should offer spousal coverage to same-sex couples—marking the country's first legal recognition of government...

ChatGPT requires skills—teach them.

Joseph Chun, Design & Production Editor | Feb 11, 2023

Note: This article connects to the previous ChatGPT article. “Write a college-level 800-word essay exploring the theme of ambition in Macbeth. Incorporate textual evidence throughout and analyze thoroughly.” It’s...

Googles blog page introducing its new chatbot Bard.

Alphabet shares drop 7% after unsuccessful debut of Google’s new chatbot

Joseph Chun, Design & Production Editor | Feb 10, 2023

Shares of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, tumbled 7% after the unsuccessful debut of Google’s new chatbot Bard. Google hosted an event on Feb. 8 that live-streamed a presentation of Bard’s capabilities...

ChatGPT. Source: Medpage Today

A deep dive into ChatGPT

Joseph Chun, Design & Production Editor | Jan 31, 2023

ChatGPT, a chatbot released by OpenAI on Nov. 30, 2022, has impressed users with its ability to understand and respond to human language in sophisticated ways, including answering questions, translating,...