In light of the timeless struggle to even the playing field for college applications, the College Board announced the use of an Environmental Context Dashboard (ECD) in May that would accompany a student’s...
I’ve always found the posters with messages along the lines of “mental illness is not incompetence” plastered around school ironic. The systems we have in place seemed to merely cry out for awareness...
As Neil Postman mentioned in The End of Education, “for school to make sense, the young must have a god to serve. If they have none, school is pointless...he who has a why to live can bear with almost...
Spring in Korea is a time marked by the steady blooming of cherry blossoms: signaling both the end of winter blues and the beginning of a new chapter of life. Endowed with a sense of renewal and commencement,...
From new couches to club funding, SIS has been on a valiant mission to engage with students in ways long overdue. While any change faces its fair share of backlash and complaint, the recent modifications...
Almost three months after Amazon announced it would build a new headquarter in New York City, the trillion-dollar company announced on Feb. 14 that it would pull out of its previous commitment. Amazon’s...
As South Korea increasingly embraces the idea of dogs as treasured companions and pets, negative attitudes against the consumption of dogs have risen. According to Korean Animal Rights Advocates, an organization...
It is often assumed among the students of SIS that high school is a time to compromise enjoyment and personal preference for academic success and building accomplishments. Any action that goes against...
After receiving a 900 on the SAT administered in March 2018, Kamilah Campbell believed that she needed a better score to get accepted into her dream school: Florida State University. The high school senior...
Notoriously known as the suneung in Korea, the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) is a rigorous eight-hour exam determining universities, job prospects, future income, and even social relationships...
On Oct. 1, Saturday Night Live (SNL), a show renowned for its harsh satirization of many political issues, uploaded a parody of Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation for a vacant position in the Supreme Court....
For most survivors of the Korean war, the deepest scar from their tribulations was losing beloved family, whether it be their demise or their separation across the different aisles of the 38th parallel....
