Affirmative action, a blanket title for programs providing advantages and special consideration to historically disadvantaged and excluded groups, was struck down by the US Supreme Court on June 29. For...

“I’m not really into that, so I’ll pass.” “I left because I probably won’t write it on my college application.” “No, that doesn’t fit with the rest of my activities.”  Too...

Que sera, sera: What will be, will be. The song lyric by Doris Day and Frank De Vol is now a whimsical cliche. That doesn’t mean the iconic line from the 1950s is not truthful. There are instances where...

Why is it that only tragedy is recognized as true art in writing? As a writer, I have found myself grappling frequently with this question. American author Ursula K. Le Guin points out in her narrative...

Dear HSSC,   I love you. I really do. In fact, I often call myself your no. 1 fan, what with me reposting all of your social media posts and passionately promoting school-wide events to my peers...

While roaming the halls of Seoul International School, a wandering passerby would probably hear the whines and groans of a  passing SIS-ian, venting about the curve on their latest test or the most recent...

The eventful school year has come to an end, and having bid farewell to the seniors, I am now left with the amazing task of serving as the Editor in Chief of Tiger Times Online for the 2021-22 school year....

Books shoved away in the dusty corners of school lockers and the high school library almost deserted during activity period— a familiar sight, if not protocol. Swamped in piles of Google Classroom assignments...

Instead of a day of celebration and a fresh start to mediating partisan differences, Joe Biden’s inauguration came amidst a shocking insurgency. Donald Trump supporters, or “loyalists”, were seen...

Despite months of temperature checks, hybrid scheduling, and facemasks, the coronavirus has made its way to SIS. Closing down the campus for a week and sending nasal swabs up the nostrils of over 60...

With students buried in mountains of college applications and summatives, emails from counselors remain neglected in mailboxes. At SIS, students strive for ultimate academic excellence— sometimes at...

With college applications, a hybrid learning schedule, and what seems like an onslaught of summatives every few days, the past few months have been a hectic time for high school students at SIS. COVID-19...