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School play begins: get ready, get set, Get Smart!

School play begins: get ready, get set, Get Smart!

Jeremiah Nam | Sep 30, 2016

The satirical spy television show “Get Smart” will be adapted and put to the SIS stage on Nov. 3-4. The play will be brought to life by both middle and high school students as usual, and the new drama...

The More You Know What elite athletes have in common: their brains Athletes aren’t just faster, stronger, and better—they’re also smarter

The More You Know What elite athletes have in common: their brains Athletes aren’t just faster, stronger, and better—they’re also smarter

Andrew Ham | Sep 30, 2016

Intelligence dominates athleticism on the fields, the courts, and the pools. Take pistol shooting, for example. It seems simple enough; doesn’t Virginia Thrasher, Olympic gold medalist in the 10m air...

Faux News Fair and Balanced: Plague Outbreak causes mass school exodus

Faux News Fair and Balanced: Plague Outbreak causes mass school exodus

Joyce Lee | Sep 30, 2016

By Joyce Lee In response to a breakout of Streptococcus powerschoolia in the chemistry room, AP Chemistry students have migrated to various parts of the school, filling in other available AP classrooms...

Closing Pandora’s Box & other gifts

Closing Pandora’s Box & other gifts

Justin Chang | Sep 30, 2016

We Koreans are a gracious people. Imbedded within us is the instinctive need to give gifts. In the Western world, gifts are most often given during birthdays, Christmas, and bridal showers; in Korea, showing...

No Guac For All: 99 Complaints Against the World

No Guac For All: 99 Complaints Against the World

Jenny Seo | Sep 30, 2016

You go into a supermarket, desperately trying to find some avocado to make guacamole or some cilantro to season your dishes. Unfortunately, your chances of finding any of these vegetables in a Korean market...

With fame comes heavy responsibility

With fame comes heavy responsibility

Youngseo Jhe | Sep 30, 2016

Recently, there have been heated discussions about celebrities’ inability to understand even the very basics of Korean history. On Aug. 14, Tiffany Hwang, a member of the well-known Korean idol group...

Suicide Squad: Closer to suicide than success

Suicide Squad: Closer to suicide than success

Marie Park | Sep 30, 2016

A year earlier, the action-packed snippets of the Suicide Squad trailer featuring everyone’s favorite DC Comics villains left fans on the edges of their seats with excitement. However, when the widely...

Departing Teachers 2016

TTAdmin | Jun 7, 2016

Please click on each of the following banners to see the teacher's farewell video!

Career Feature

TTAdmin | Apr 29, 2016

Last month, the Counseling Department collaborated with the leadership team and parents of students to bring to the student body a series of career presentations. Some of the most desirable jobs were covered,...

The Art of the Lawyer

The Art of the Lawyer

TTAdmin | Apr 29, 2016

This interview was conducted by Claire Kim, thanks to Johneth Park, a corporate lawyer at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP. What were your personal motivations in becoming a lawyer? My...

The Art of the Diplomat

The Art of the Diplomat

TTAdmin | Apr 29, 2016

This interview was conducted by Nicholas Kim, thanks to Yeonghan Choi, the Director General of the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee in the National Assembly. What should students anticipate...

The Art of the Lobbyist

The Art of the Lobbyist

TTAdmin | Apr 29, 2016

This interview was conducted by Soomin Chun, thanks to Dr. Christopher Hansung Ko, Ph.D, who is the CEO of Samsung Bioepis, a biopharmaceutical firm. Did other companies not come to try to block the...