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What did SIS teachers do over Lunar break?

What did SIS teachers do over Lunar break?

Bin Ma, Reporter | Feb 9, 2022

Lunar holidays are usually a period for teachers to travel around Korea after traveling abroad during their winter break. However, for some teachers, the lunar break ended up becoming an extension of their...

South Korea breaks its single-day COVID-19 cases

South Korea breaks its single-day COVID-19 cases

Minjae Chun, Design & Production Editor | Feb 7, 2022

As of Feb. 6th, a record-breaking additional 38,691 COVID-19 infection cases were confirmed in South Korea. The Omicron variant is sweeping the nation, with the cumulative infected cases surpassing one...

TT LIVE - Episode 7

TT LIVE – Episode 7

Katherine Suk, Video Production Director | Feb 3, 2022

https://youtu.be/oKkTZuQ7ls4

SIS Tigers JV Basketball plays first away game

SIS Tigers JV Basketball plays first away game

Bin Ma, Reporter | Feb 3, 2022

On January 22, the SIS basketball teams went to KIS for a competitive basketball game. The SIS Tigers, consisting of all four varsity and junior varsity teams, won all four games. The games were extremely...

Graphic by Minjae Chun

Senioritis: Is it treatable?

Minjae Chun, Design & Production Editor | Feb 1, 2022

As the second semester begins, the epidemic is spreading once again. Piles of unfinished assignments, inboxes overflowing with unread emails, and exams taken with bare minimum effort. Lack of motivation...

Netflix K-drama series review: ‘Our Beloved Summer’

Netflix K-drama series review: ‘Our Beloved Summer’

Cherlin Kim, Managing Editor | Jan 28, 2022

The Netflix Korean drama series “Our Beloved Summer” was released on Dec. 6, 2021 and aired its final episode on Jan. 25. Throughout the airing, the series held a spot in South Korea’s Top 10 Netflix...

Controversies erupt around Korean presidential candidates

Controversies erupt around Korean presidential candidates

Woojune Kim, Co-Editor-in-Chief | Jan 28, 2022

With the South Korean presidential election approaching, the presidential candidates from Korea’s two major parties are both mired in major scandals involving their families. Lee Jae-myung, the nominee...

Varsity cheerleading team cheers from the sidelines

Varsity cheerleading team cheers from the sidelines

Erin Choi, Reporter | Jan 28, 2022

For the first time in over a year, on Jan. 26, the varsity cheerleading team was allowed to cheer on the sidelines and stage their half-time performance at a basketball home game.  The COVID-19 restrictions...

Source: Korean Herald

Are the cast members of ‘Single’s Inferno’ clout chasers?

Sunny Lee, Reporter | Jan 27, 2022

A new Netflix Original series “Single’s Inferno” premiered on Dec. 18, 2021. The show gathered attention because it was billed as the South Korean version of the popular American reality dating show...

Judicial branch terminates vaccine pass regulations

Judicial branch terminates vaccine pass regulations

Joseph Chun, Design & Production Editor | Jan 27, 2022

On Jan. 4, the Korean administrative court, accepting the proposal by civil groups to abolish the vaccine pass regulation, declared the temporary 30-day suspension of the regulation at study cafes and...

Australia deports Novak Djokovic

Australia deports Novak Djokovic

Jennifer Kwon, Reporter | Jan 27, 2022

The first month of 2022 has not been great for the tennis community.  Novak Djokovic’s visa was revoked upon arrival to Melbourne on Jan. 17.  Though the 34-year-old Serbian athlete was later...

Teachers encounter difficulties returning to campus amid rising Omicron cases

Teachers encounter difficulties returning to campus amid rising Omicron cases

Daniel Shin, Editor-In-Chief | Jan 27, 2022

As SIS welcomed its students and staff back to campus on Jan. 20, teachers who remained in quarantine or abroad were unable to return to school for in-person classes.  Classes were virtual for the...