Inside one of the top journalism schools in America, students from all over the world wait with breathless anticipation in Columbia’s Pulitzer Hall, the home of the School of Journalism. Anxiety and joy lingers in the air. Students greet one another as they take their seats and wait for the thrilling workshop to commence. From…
Author: Sarah Sejung Oh
Editor’s Column: Feminism Today
“I am a feminist” “You hate men, don’t you? You’re a supporter of terrorism.” When Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie heard that someone called her a feminist, she felt as if the tone was the same as if one called her an advocate of terrorism. Feminism has evolved into meaning the advancement of women’s rights over those…
Between the World and Me: Through the Eyes of an Asian Teen
“ You are the bearer of a body more fragile than any other in this country.” These were the words of Ta-Nehisi Coates to his son in his novel Between the World and Me. In his epistolary memoir, Coates, an American author and journalist, attempts to explain to his son about his own fear and…
The Doormat Pizza: Inner Workings of Employees Contribute to Success
While he spreads his hands over the daisy white pizza dough, the flour evaporates into the thick air of cheese. Sam shifts and swings across the floor while holding the dough on his hand, matching his moves to the rhythm of the dulcet song. Like Sam, workers at Koronet Pizza relish their job of creating…
KIS Holds Annual Fine Arts Week
Korea International School (KIS) Pangyo campus students tackled the idea of inspiration as it held its annual Fine Arts Week from April 10th to 13th. Focusing on the theme of ‘inspiration’ this year, students were given the opportunity to celebrate the arts. KIS faculty from various subject areas, including English, Maths, Physics, and Design Thinking,…
The Netherlands’ Prison Problem: A Perfect Country?
After struggling for years in search of the so-called ‘perfect’ society, we may have truly discovered a utopian country: the Netherlands. Prisons in the United States, the United Kingdom, and various other countries across Europe are faced with a sudden influx of prisoners in jails. However, the Dutch have the opposite problem: empty jail cells….
KIS Human Rights Week Guest Speakers
Dazzling lights shimmer in the distance. What seems like an array of suns lines up and sparkles like twinkling stars. Though the brightness was a forbidden scene for some, Hyeon Seo Lee found inspiration, a motivation for her leaving home to an unforeseeable future. Korea International School (KIS) held its second annual Human Rights Week…
Robotic Doctors?
Artificial intelligence seemed to be a mere myth when it first was used in our society. However, ever since the automaton Deep Blue beat the previous world chess champion, Garry Kasparov, AI has slowly encroached upon various occupations, ranging from online assistants to journalists. One remarkable area in which AI is emerging is the field…
The Courage to be Vulnerable in South Korea
“You’re so bad at this. Why are you even here?” “You’re not good enough to do this.” These are some of the most common comments from our peers that make us feel uncomfortable and self-doubting. As students, we face criticism and shame from people on a daily basis. Consequently, many students attempt to either hide…
Behind Qatar’s 2022 World Cup Stadium
Sizzling hot sun glaring at the stadium; elaborate water taxis entering from shore; flickering night lights and extravagant buildings. When FIFA announced in 2010 that the 2022 World Cup would be held at Qatar, representatives of Qatar were enthralled. They finally had the opportunity to open up a seemingly desolate place to the world, which…