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The Nature of College Consulting in South Korea

The Nature of College Consulting in South Korea

Nicholas Kim | Dec 23, 2016

By NICHOLAS KIM & JEREMIAH NAM When walking through the streets of Apgujeong, visitors often note the proliferation of plastic surgery clinics and nightclubs that dot the landscape. Yet, hidden...

Lost in diversity: what we have forgotten

Lost in diversity: what we have forgotten

Andrea Jiwon Kwon | Sep 30, 2016

Globalization – humanity has obsessed over this idea of worldwide interaction involving the politics, economies, and cultures of different nations. Globalization has often been linked with westernization,...

The road(s) not taken

The road(s) not taken

Jaeha Kim | Sep 30, 2016

By Jaeha Kim and Ariel Lee “So wait, are you pre-med, engineering, business, law, or arts? You have to be one of those five, right?" With this question we know it has begun: yes, college apps are...

Athletes shine despite Olympic controversies

Athletes shine despite Olympic controversies

TTAdmin | Sep 30, 2016

Millions hovered in front of their TV, computer, and smartphone screens from Aug. 5-21, as they viewed athletes showcasing their hard work over the past four years. On the screens were 11,544 athletes...

Pokémon Go sparks interest and confusion in Korea

Pokémon Go sparks interest and confusion in Korea

Amy Jungmin Kim | Sep 30, 2016

Hopping onto the trend of virtual reality (VR) entertainment, software development company Niantic released its augmented reality (AR) game “Pokémon Go” in selected countries on July 6. A real world...

Idealog: Optimism

Idealog: Optimism

Diana Na Kyoung Lee | Sep 30, 2016

By Diana Nakyoung Lee The optimist. A person who calls the glass half-full. A happy-go-lucky, don’t-worry-be-happy kind of guy or girl. A mysterious—almost mystical—creature rarely found in SIS...

Action plans post-THAAD deployment

Action plans post-THAAD deployment

Michelle Cho | Sep 30, 2016

The South Korean government’s decision in early August to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) has aroused strong opposition for its disregard for citizens’ rights. North Korea is...

New coaches focus on team chemistry

New coaches focus on team chemistry

Yejune Park | Sep 30, 2016

By Yejune Park Filling in the spaces of the coaches who left the previous year, Morgan Miller, history teacher, joined the girls varsity volleyball team as its new coach. Tyler Miller and Jennifer Miller,...

In defense of stardom: tabloid blowup

In defense of stardom: tabloid blowup

Dawn Kim | Sep 30, 2016

A single mistake, especially what could have been a split-second lapse of judgement, should not result in a loss of friends. We are more compassionate than that. When we, normal people, make an insensitive...

Welcome to Varsity: Sunhee Bae, Lauren Kim, Hannah Kim Girls volleyball players transition into the Big Leagues

Welcome to Varsity: Sunhee Bae, Lauren Kim, Hannah Kim Girls volleyball players transition into the Big Leagues

TTAdmin | Sep 30, 2016

By Grace Lee Bump, set, and spike. Volleyball players repeat this routine every time they receive a ball from over the net. After an intense day of try-outs, Lauren Kim (11), Hannah Kim (10), and Sunhee...

Syncretism in law: the new controversy

Syncretism in law: the new controversy

Diana Na Kyoung Lee | Sep 30, 2016

On the path to globalization is a colorful and clamoring intersection. Everyday, people from hundreds of different countries reach this crossroad and meet a wave of ideas completely novel or foreign to...

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