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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...

Word of the Month: Sustainability

Word of the Month: Sustainability

Joanne Yang | Oct 11, 2019

Sustainability. This word is defined as a method of utilizing a resource for long periods of time without depleting or permanently damaging it. With the accelerating pace of industrialization and intensive...

Korea demands prosecution reform

Sarah Baek | Oct 11, 2019

With the peaceful candlelight protests in 2016, South Korea seemed to have achieved the peak of its democratic form of government after the impeachment of Park Geun-hye. However, many allegations against...

Word of the Month: Change

Word of the Month: Change

Joanne Yang | Sep 5, 2019

Change. The word change implies that some stimuli or event triggered a discontinuity in conventional or historical patterns. Change, whether in infrastructure, rules, or relationships, can have a significant...

Everything you need to know about Japan and Korea’s trade war

Everything you need to know about Japan and Korea’s trade war

Jenny Seo | Sep 5, 2019

During the two months, tensions between Japan and South Korea have escalated from a seemingly minor trade dispute regarding export restrictions to intense animosity between the two neighbors. Currently,...

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