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AP Capstone program to be offered at SIS

AP Capstone program to be offered at SIS

Soomin Chun | Dec 4, 2015

From the upcoming school year, rising juniors and sophomores will have the opportunity to enroll in two new AP courses—AP Seminar and AP Research—aimed to help students cultivate independent research...

SOS: Why gender equality is a win-win situation

SOS: Why gender equality is a win-win situation

TTAdmin | Dec 4, 2015

You are walking down the street and come across two men throwing punches at each other. As a spectator, you would probably feel a mix of fear, danger, and for some more than others, excitement and anticipation....

Colors of Adolescence: White

Colors of Adolescence: White

TTAdmin | Dec 4, 2015

Sometimes, even the most common experience holds a special place in your heart: A young girl thrusts open the gym door and leaves the frenzy of jump ropes and screaming children. The purple frustration...

Parents fatally beat teen in New York church

Jenny Seo | Dec 4, 2015

When Lucas and Christopher Leonard failed to answer questions during what the police believe was a counseling session at the Word of Life Christian Church on Oct. 11, the two were severely assaulted. Police...

Gender Imbalance in the Classroom

Gender Imbalance in the Classroom

Soomin Chun | Dec 4, 2015

“Women belong in the kitchen.” Traditional norms have assigned the genders appropriate roles and characteristics in the past: education was no exception. Traditionally, males have been expected...

“She Was Pretty” earns popularity through unique approach

Grace Yang | Dec 4, 2015

Romantic comedy dramas rarely deviate from a formula now too familiar for the general audience: twisted love lines, spiced up reality, and the “oh-I-found-true-love” moments. Yet a seemingly typical...

Television Therapy: “The Big Bang Theory”: the therapy that should not be your only therapy

Television Therapy: “The Big Bang Theory”: the therapy that should not be your only therapy

TTAdmin | Dec 4, 2015

When schoolwork feels difficult and none of your problems seem to work out, it is tempting to sink into hours of guilty pleasure. To that end, American sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” is a perfect refuge...

Residual effects of gun policy demand social, legal change

Residual effects of gun policy demand social, legal change

TTAdmin | Oct 30, 2015

There are many contradictions in the society we live in today. As highlighted in a recent comment circulated on social media, while women who seek abortion must seek counseling and go through several rigorous...

Stuff Seniors Say During College App Season

Stuff Seniors Say During College App Season

TTAdmin | Oct 30, 2015

Snobby senior (ooh alliteration!): Why is he/she applying to MY school? He/she’s not even qualified! Look at him/her, then look at ME: look at all of MY accomplishments! You see? You see?! Wow really...

A little more than “finishing-the-race”

A little more than “finishing-the-race”

Grace Yang | Oct 30, 2015

Keeping a steady pace, Jiwon Chung (10) glances back to spot another pair of runners fiercely trying to close the gap. Has it been five minutes? Perhaps seven? Coming to a halt, she breathes in deeply...

Yesterdays with Yeena: Introduction

Yesterdays with Yeena: Introduction

TTAdmin | Oct 30, 2015

Dear reader, It was a tattered Coffee-Bean receipt abandoned on a Monday, how the flier, painted in the familiar hues of uncaring footsteps, gently rode the Thursday breeze. It was the way a Saturday...