Joseph Chun, Design & Production Editor
| Dec 5, 2022
Defeat occurs once in a while to everybody, including us students—whether it be losing in a quiz tournament, missing a game winning shot, or performing poorly in a Model United Nations conference. And...
When Democrats officially retained control of the US Senate during the 2022 Midterm Elections, the Republican Party was sent into a frenzy, with party leaders Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell blamed...
Are you younger than 14?
In Korea, this seemingly arbitrary question can determine whether you spend a lifetime in jail or get off free.
This flaw in the Korean law was highlighted in May 2020,...
Walking through the hallways around SIS, you may have encountered colorful recycling bins with different labels to separate waste. With a growing global awareness of sustainability, recycling is a practice...
Take a moment and picture a soldier. Let me guess—tall, muscular guy in cargo pants?
This spring, SIS senior boys have begun receiving military enrollment letters to sign up for two years of cut-throat...
As college application season rolls around, seniors are finalizing college lists and their preferred major. Notably, students applying for Computer Science programs have been increasing due to lucrative...
People don’t like talking politics. It’s polarizing. It starts fights. It devolves family gatherings into dinner table arguments. This social disincentive drives people away from even learning about...
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...
Are you moongwa (문과) or eegwa (이과)? Or both?
It is a question that is as old as the Korean education system itself, fueling hours of lunch table gossip and tormenting generations of high school...
After two and a half hours, five sets, and countless emotional points, the boys volleyball team secured another hard fought victory. The win was meaningful, for it culminated the long hiatus of games and...
Recently, SIS students had the chance to make appeals to take additional AP Courses. However, not everyone’s appeals were approved by the administration.
Curiously, the AP recommendation form has...
Minjae Chun, Design & Production Editor
| Apr 18, 2022
Wait, so what exactly happened in the Gwangju May 18 uprising? What about the 6.25 war?
A couple of months ago, when I asked my grandfather these questions, he was truly taken aback by my lack of...