A hagwon a day keeps yelling moms and bad grades away, so goes a common misconception among many Korean students. SIS has provided the student body with a variety of easy-to-access educational resources...
In a resounding victory for gay rights, the US Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that states could not refuse to marry same-sex couples. Ruling that “the right to marry is a fundamental right...
Elitism is defined as the advocacy or existence of an elite as a dominant element in a system or a society. As a result, the word is commonly associated with negative connotations such as snobbery and...
When the school year comes to close with a graduation ceremony on May 22, all of the current seniors’ and several of the teachers’ careers at SIS will come to an end. Seniors will move on to college...
Post-exam assignments consist academic necessity
By Michael Kim
When entreating teachers to refrain from giving out summative assignments, students often plead their case by claiming that the AP exam...
Candidate: We need change! SIS needs change! And we need it as soon as possible! Vote for me as your class president!
Here we go again. A speech about change, action, etc. We’ve spent eight years...
I’m writing in response to Christine Woo-Kyung Jeong’s article “Koreans response to the ISIS crisis requires amendment.” In general, her point, that students and people in Korea must be more aware...
One click of a button is all that is needed to connect to Uber, a web-based taxi firm founded by Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp in 2009. The company connects the customer to personal drivers, just like...
The terrorization of Middle Eastern nations, including Iraq and Syria, by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in order to establish an Islamic state ruled by strict Sharia law is typically perceived...
Single teen: Oh my god, nobody wants me. I’m going to be alone for the rest of my life.
Please. You’re a teenager, for crying out loud. You have plenty of time to get it on in the future, if that’s...
Naive teachers: I know you guys all have the same test, but I trust you won’t talk about the test to the other classes!
It warms my heart to know that we still have teachers who have so much faith...
During the first semester, the Student Improvement Committee worked on an Honor Code under the guidance of the administration, who expressed the need to reduce cheating. After it was completed, the Honor...
