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Karan Vasdev

Show BioHide BioAs an eleventh-grade student at AISG, it is Karan Vasdev's first year reporting for the Beacon. He covers school sports and world politics. He takes part in Cross Country and Soccer at AISG, and is one of the MUN officers as well. Along with Jacky Liu, Karan is a Beacon editor-in-chief in training for next year.

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Living the High School Dream

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This year’s Prom was held at the Four Seasons Hotel on May 19, 2017. Pulse did a spectacular job organizing the event. The event was called “Wildest Dreams” and it lived up to that title. The atmosphere that night was definitely one to remember. The music and ... More »

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Future Teachers Visit from Sun Yat-Sen University

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On November 21st, 2016, 15 Chinese teaching interns came to AISG from Sun Yat-Sen University of Guangzhou to experience the environment of an international school and talk to the AISG teachers. Coming from the same class, all of the candidates from Sun Yat-Sen... More »

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Editorial: Talent is More Important than Hard Work

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Yes, hard work is extremely important but talent is required. If you think about the best sports players in the world at this very moment, it is guaranteed that they are talented at what they do. When saying that talent is more important than hard work, it is ... More »

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A War That has Killed Millions but Seems to be Forgotten

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The Syrian War ages into its fifth year yet it barely makes the headlines of some of the major news broadcasting companies today. A war that has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions to points around the world, the Syrian conflict is the source o... More »

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Changing the World for the Better: SEOMUN 2016

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From November 23 through November 26, twenty-six determined delegates, along with advisors Mr. Parker and Ms. Hawkins, traveled to Seoul, South Korea to solve global issues ranging from gender inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa to the refugee crisis in Europe to... More »

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Michelle Obama’s Speech

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After the recently leaked video featuring Donald Trump demeaning women, Michelle Obama took to the campaign trail and called out the Republican nominee for President of the United States on his behaviour. After the recording of Trump bragging about sexually as... More »

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“Fun Run” Becomes a “Great Run” for AISG

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The annual fun run – held in our very own Science Park mountain – was spectacular for our Cross Country team, as the top 10 runners in the run were all from AISG. None of the other three schools, namely QSI, SIS, and CIS, broke into the top 10 for the boys, sh... More »

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SEOMUN-ers

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An exciting new chapter begins in Model UN at AISG as 19 elite students, who were hand picked by officers – Sabrina Chen, Karan Vasdev, Jiwon Lee, Haejin Lee and Kenny Lau – as well as advisors Mr Parker and Mr Duncan, have their first official meeting on the ... More »