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Antonette Liao

Show BioHide BioAntonette is a senior this year, and it's her second year with The Beacon. She enjoys eating, especially desserts.

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Autism Portrayal in the Media: Is it Fair?

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April is World Autism Month. The purpose of this initiative is to celebrate and raise more awareness for the autism community around the world. What does autism refer to? The term indicates a spectrum of conditions that often include weak social skills, “repet... More »

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Abby Chung

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Our new featured alum is Abby Chung, Class of 2016. Below, she shares about her life and experience at Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music, majoring in music education. Her favorite thing about university is the diversity of people you can meet, “It’s ... More »

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New Year New Café

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After being closed for more than two months, Business Club is back with a brand new and improved café called the SNACK SHACK! Since October, The Business Club executives and members have been working hard on rebranding the café. Stanley W. the CEO of the club ... More »

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Grade 12 Takes On the Friday Song

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Starting two years ago, the faculty decided to play a song as a replacement to the regular, boring school bell at 3 p.m, to remind students and teachers the of the weekend. The first ever Friday song was “Friday I’m in Love” by The Cure. For the first semester... More »

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HS Battle of the Books

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The annual HS Battle of the Books competition will take place on March 6 at Nansha College Preparatory Academy (NCPA). Librarian Ms. Navis, explains that “there are three teams this year, one is all HS students, one is all MS students, and one is a mixture of ... More »

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Crazy Rich Asians Controversy

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When Crazy Rich Asians was released this summer, it received high reviews in a lot of Western countries. It stars the first all Asian cast since The Joy Luck Club in 1993. It has an overall rating of 7.4 on IMDb, 92% on rotten tomatoes and a 5/5 on Common Sens... More »

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When Did Halloween Become a Thing in China?

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Halloween is today, meaning that it’s time for children to dress up and go trick-or-treating. Decorations have been put up in front of shops and restaurants to get people into the Halloween spirit. The holiday is also being celebrated more; but how exactly did... More »

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Urgent: UNDELIVERABLE

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A hacker is on campus, so students must enter room 315 in groups of 2 to 6 to complete a series of challenges in order to figure out the hacker’s name within 20 minutes. Pulse has just announced their newest event! The Halloween event Undeliverable will take p... More »

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Alumni of AISG: Sammi Xu

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Our third featured alumna is Sammi Xu, Class of 2017. Below, she shares her experience of adapting to college life at National University Singapore as an international student. “I am currently taking foundational courses for the bachelor of business (BBA) such... More »

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Get Your Day Trip On

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As summer break is fast approaching, people are prepared to travel all around the world and enjoy their two month vacation. For those that are staying in Guangzhou for the summer, here are a few places to go that are within just a few hours car drive from Guan... More »

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The Way I See It 2018

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Every year, AISG grade 10 students are required to do a speech on a research topic of their own choice. The speeches are presented throughout the course of a week and each speech needs to be within the time limit of 4-8 minutes, and there is a Q&A section for ... More »

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HSU Game Night

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High School Union hosted Game Night on Friday, March 23rd from 5:30pm to 9:00pm. Other than AISG, 4 other local schools all participated in the Game Night which included a tour around the campus, dinner, and a variety of games. 3 groups of students from all 5 ... More »