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Online schooling leaves physical and mental effects on students

Online schooling leaves physical and mental effects on students

Sally Lee | Apr 20, 2020

As more schools are shifting to virtual learning to proceed with academics in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, the advantages and disadvantages of online education have become a widely discussed topic....

February News Briefs

Sarah Baek | Feb 25, 2020

Coronavirus kills Chinese whistleblower doctor Wuhan coronavirus outbreak is an ongoing viral epidemic that primarily affects mainland China, along with infected cases found in 27 countries and territories....

NBA injury trend places American youth basketball under scrutiny

NBA injury trend places American youth basketball under scrutiny

Eric Hwang | Jan 29, 2020

Of the past four first overall NBA draft picks, only one has played more than 45 percent of their rookie season. Ben Simmons, Markelle Fultz, and Zion Williamson–the first players chosen in the 2019,...

Instagram implements new system of hiding likes

Instagram implements new system of hiding likes

Jenny Seo | Jan 29, 2020

In November of 2019, social media giant Instagram announced that it would begin an experiment involving “hiding” the number of likes users receive on their posts. For these test subjects in Australia,...

Trump impeachment inquiry intensifies through public hearings

Trump impeachment inquiry intensifies through public hearings

Jenny Seo | Dec 6, 2019

On Sept. 24, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi declared the beginning of an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s attempts to seek foreign assistance in sabotaging opponent Joe Biden, a...

“Comfort women” lawsuit holds first hearing in court

“Comfort women” lawsuit holds first hearing in court

Joanne Yang | Dec 6, 2019

South Korean “comfort women” had their first hearing in Seoul Central District court on Nov. 13 in a lawsuit filed three years ago against the Japanese government. As victims of Japanese sexual exploitation...

Public responds to abolishment of Korean elite schools

Public responds to abolishment of Korean elite schools

Emily Bae | Dec 6, 2019

On Nov. 7, the Korean Ministry of Education announced that private elite schools, such as foreign language and autonomous high schools, will be phased out nationwide by 2025, confirming a change that...

Literary Café opens for students and teachers

Literary Café opens for students and teachers

Jennifer You | Dec 6, 2019

On Nov. 21., Kaleidoscope hosted SIS’s first literary café in the library. Although the setting was intimate with a small group, students were able to share their original writing and read aloud pieces...

NHS kicks off new fundraising activities

NHS kicks off new fundraising activities

Emily Oh | Dec 6, 2019

As Christmas approaches, students bustle from hall to hall with brown envelopes in their hands. Over the past few weeks, members of National Honor Society (NHS) have been scrambling to procure donations...

Rising controversies regards to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Rising controversies regards to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Sunny Lee, Reporter | Dec 6, 2019

As the 2020 Tokyo Olympics approach, more and more attention is being centered on this big event. The Olympic season is always a time of joy and celebration, when people worldwide gather and collectively...

Voiceless Victims of Korea’s Refugee Policy: The Lulendo Family

Voiceless Victims of Korea’s Refugee Policy: The Lulendo Family

Emily Oh | Oct 29, 2019

Four trembling children are sprawled across a makeshift bed consisting of lightweight jackets and quilts. Their parents reach for a stack of suitcases and luggage trolley carts lying by a glass pane.  After...