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Alison L.

Show BioHide BioAlison Liang is a senior at AISG and this is her second year as a writer for the Beacon. She writes about a large variety of topics, her favorite being editorials.

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Does Adderall Really Fix All?

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Unfortunately, it’s finals season, which means it’s time to stop relaxing and start studying.  Maintaining focus is something almost everyone struggles with, which is why you may or may not have heard of the infamous “study drugs”, prescription drugs that are ... More »

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Snack Shack Review

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Every Wednesday and Friday, students line up to buy snacks in front of Ms. Partee’s classroom. The Snack Shack, previously known as the BRICS Cafe, is Business Club’s student-led “store” which provides snacks such as chips, beverages, and cup noodles, to high ... More »

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The Definitive Ranking of Cookies

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Inspired by Eugene Lee Yang and his “Rank King” series on the Try Guys YouTube channel, I have decided to rank the most popular types of cookies from worst to best. 8. Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Why would you put small, sad, dried grapes into beautifully crafted o... More »

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Should Drug Users be Jailed?

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For decades, the United States has had a problem with drug abuse. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, deaths as a result of drug use have risen from around 20,000 per year to over 70,000 per year over the past 20 years, which is a significant in... More »

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Are the New Starbucks Lids Really Helping Our Environment?

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You’ve most likely seen an ad on Instagram selling those metal straws or influencers boasting their new reusable Starbucks cups that give them discounts. If you have any social media accounts, you have probably realized that Starbucks recently stopped giving o... More »

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Senior Privileges

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In many high schools around the world, there are special privileges for seniors, also known as “senior privileges.” These privileges differ from school to school, with having the ability to eat off-campus being one that’s most well known. The American Internat... More »

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Hair4Hope

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On International Day, the high school community service club Connect4Cancer hosted their annual hair donation event. Once again, it was successful and touching. Not only did the AISG community come together, but there were also many people from outside our com... More »

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Should We JUUDGE JUULs?

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If you don’t know what a JUUL is, it’s time to wake up. JUULs are the new “hype” thing that everyone is talking about. Vape pens or electronic cigarettes are widely used around the world, but the brand JUUL takes these pieces of technology to a whole new level... More »

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Donate Your Hair — Hair4Hope

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As some of you may know, the time of year to donate hair has come around again. Connect 4 Cancer will be hosting our hair donation event (Hair4Hope) during International Day (April 20) and it is time to start signing up! This year, Connect4Cancer will be donat... More »

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Controversy at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards

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Also known as the music industry’s biggest night, this year’s event went down as one of the most controversial Grammy Awards in history. From flamboyant outfits to cutting acceptance speeches short, the 61st Grammy Awards has seen it all.  One of the biggest c... More »

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Is Summer Break Too Long?

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We have just had our two week long winter break and there are only three weeks of school between this and the next break, the Chinese New Year break. There is usually at least a month of school between the two breaks but this year, because of the Chinese calen... More »

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240 Hours a Year

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240 hours. 10 whole days. That is the amount of time a student who lives in the city (Zhujiang New Town and Tianhe) spends on the bus every school year. While it may not sound like a lot, 240 hours is a long time. In 240 hours, you can: watch all nine seasons ... More »