When most children around the world are learning through play and discovery, South Korean children as young as five are instead buried in textbooks. This is the reality of the 7-sae goshi (7-year-old exam),...

“If I was a man, then I would be king,” Wongyeong said in “The Queen Who Crowns.”  In January, tvN launched “The Queen Who Crowns,” a historical TV series that centers around the tumultuous...

When brainstorming ideas for a project or writing the first sentence of a five-paragraph essay, many students’ first instinct is to turn to ChatGPT for assistance. Upon discovering that AI was used for...

While attempting to make a lasting impression, many companies simply go too far. The 2025 Super Bowl advertisements emphasized this phenomenon. Some corporations have exploited the exposure that Super...

Every Seollal, kitchens are filled with the sound of chopping, sizzling, and quiet sighs. It is common to see mothers, aunts, and daughters move back and forth, preparing an endless stream of dishes while...

As the US imposed a nationwide TikTok ban on Jan. 18, US-based creators started to share their final confession, sparking controversy. TikTok creators, believing the ban to be permanent, posted videos...

Students worldwide are assigned a fixed seating arrangement as early as elementary school. For some, the experience of walking into the classroom to see the seating chart of random names beside theirs...

Despite numerous victories by SIS sports teams decorating and marking this year’s varsity sports season as a success, the issue of sportsmanship has challenged this positive characterization. With accounts...

“Who are you getting your letter of recommendation from?” is a common question that juniors have been asking each other after returning to school for an important semester—a semester with multiple...

When we students enter high school, we often begin to fantasize about relationships. Excited, we gossip about our “talking stages” and another student’s love life. When we come across relationship...

When any SIS student receives a PowerSchool notification of a poor summative grade, a typical response is to immediately criticize his or her teacher’s supposedly “unfair” grading system. Amid their...

How loud must a voice become to be heard in the face of justice? History shows us that quiet discontent often dissolves into silence, bringing no change. Yet, when students destroy buildings, when signs...