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New School Café Opens

New School Café Opens

Michelle Ahn | Feb 23, 2018

For too long, students have been craving a drink other than canned orange juice. For too long students have been craving a snack better than the strongly spiced beef pretzels from the school store. With...

Neglecting and Silencing Victims of Larry Nassar

Neglecting and Silencing Victims of Larry Nassar

Chris Lee | Feb 23, 2018

On Jan. 24, Lawrence Nassar, the USA Gymnastics national team doctor convicted of serial child molestation, was handed a state prison sentence of 40 to 175 years. During the trial, more than 150 adult...

Social Apathy: Why do we choose to look away?

Social Apathy: Why do we choose to look away?

Justin Chang | Feb 1, 2018

See the original published article on Korea Times. I will never forget the day I turned "bad." It was hot and humid in tropical Cambodia and the sun had awoken from its slumber hours ago. With glistening...

Logan Paul: the pied piper of YouTube

Logan Paul: the pied piper of YouTube

Dawn Kim | Jan 31, 2018

“That giant mountain structure is Mount Fiji. That is where they make Fiji water. No. Fuji apples are made there. Fiji water is made there. Don’t tell me you don’t learn anything on this channel!...

Net neutrality matters: Here’s why

Net neutrality matters: Here’s why

Jocelyn Lee | Jan 31, 2018

While the Internet is currently within our reach with just one push of a button, this accessibility could be taken away from us in a matter of years. Net neutrality is the idea that Internet service...

Logan Paul: the pied piper of YouTube

Logan Paul: the pied piper of YouTube

Dawn Kim | Jan 31, 2018

“That giant mountain structure is Mount Fiji. That is where they make Fiji water. No. Fuji apples are made there. Fiji water is made there. Don’t tell me you don’t learn anything on this channel!...

Korean instruction necessary for global citizenry

Korean instruction necessary for global citizenry

Nicholas Kim | Dec 7, 2017

“Seoul International School develops inquisitive, independent thinkers and collaborative learners, who acquire the essential knowledge necessary to be caring and creative contributors to the world around...

Learning about adulthood

Learning about adulthood

Andrea Jiwon Kwon | Dec 7, 2017

An average school day unfurls: period by period, we scramble to our English, math, and science classes, taking tests, turning in assignments – doing just about anything to expand our knowledge. For most...

President Trumps close relationships with authoritarian leaders create possible concerns

President Trump’s close relationships with authoritarian leaders create possible concerns

Chris Lee | Dec 7, 2017

Near the end of President Donald Trump’s trip to Asia, Senator Bernie Sanders published a statement denouncing the president for his intimate relationship with various authoritarian leaders. President...

South Korea relies on citizens’ jury to decide on nuclear plant construction

South Korea relies on citizens’ jury to decide on nuclear plant construction

Andie Kim | Nov 22, 2017

The debate over nuclear plants has become a perennial issue, for the heated discourse has constantly changed the definition of the “greater good.” Politicians would attempt to balance a sufficient...

Militarism fuels attack on Japan’s pacifism

Militarism fuels attack on Japan’s pacifism

Sia Cho | Nov 22, 2017

With a landslide victory in the Japanese re-election, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reinvigorated his efforts in pushing for reform of Japan’s pacifist constitution. The revision of Article 9, a long...

Never too old for a field trip

Never too old for a field trip

Soomin Chun | Nov 22, 2017

By SOOMIN CHUN & NICHOLAS KIM We all remember our first field trip. For many of us, such trips were simple -- visiting the museum of paleontology or the zoo. We had always seen the images of dinosaurs...