In recent months, South Korea has witnessed a trend that has shaken its education system to its core: the increase in suicide among teachers. Due to the lack of protection for teachers, parents of students...
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.
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Every morning, I wake up worried about my future. More specifically, I’m worried about the fact that one single college application will be deciding it. This fear is especially amplified by the perception...
The school offers 48 clubs in various fields such as music, science, history, and community service. However, there are 10 service clubs: UYSC, Red Cross Youth, The Giving Hands, HFH, SAPC, ABC Teachers,...
Behind every star in the sports world, hundreds, if not more, of bench players do not receive the attention they deserve. As much as historic players, such as Lionel Messi in football or Michael Jordan...
Since 2021, Saudi Arabia has spent over $6.5 billion in their soccer industry. With their tremendous wealth, Saudi Arabian sports teams and leagues can supercharge player contracts, paying well over twice...
Having bid farewell to the senior editors, I am now tasked with serving as Editor-in-Chief of Tiger Times Online for the 2023-'24 school year. The past two years have hardly been easy—from handling criticism...
As you pass food trucks and restaurants in Koreatown in the US, you see neon signs flashing “Authentic Korean Food” to lure immigrants longing for a taste of home and intrigued non-Koreans who want...
In early March, the South Korean government headed by the Conservative Party and President Yoon Seok-yeol announced a new policy of increasing the weekly maximum working hour limit from 52 hours to 69....
Ever since ChatGPT took the world by storm last November, many braced for an impending educational apocalypse, suggesting that schools should learn to live with the artificial intelligence chatbot—an...
As SIS seniors pass their 18th birthdays, they can begin the relatively simple process of attaining a driver’s license: watch an hour-long video on road safety and pass a written test, a driving course...
Vaping is more common now than ever among teens. The most common reasons youth experiment with e-cigarettes are curiosity, peer pressure, boredom, and anxiety. Knowing that it is easy to engage...
