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Shirley W.

Show BioHide BioShirley is a senior, starting her fourth year in journalism. She is from Taiwan but has lived in China all her life. As one of the editor-in-chiefs of the Beacon, Shirley hopes to write about culture and world news, along with photographing for the events. Her interests include traveling to new areas, eating Italian food, playing volleyball, listening to pop music, with the addition of writing short stories.

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A Safe and Creative Outlet: FaceTime Photoshoots

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The portrait photography business has found a digital loophole during social distancing. Instead of meeting up with models to shoot, photographers have quickly jumped on the opportunity to conduct photoshoots via FaceTime. In the FaceTime app, individuals can ... More »

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Quarantined and Unmotivated To Work?

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Since the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak has dominated the year of 2020, businesses have slowed and people have been unwillingly stuck in their homes or in foreign countries. In the midst of this pandemic, students can tend to be unmotivated to finish their a... More »

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Retro Items Make A Comeback On Social Media

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The internet has imploded in a new obsessive trend: retro items. From vintage filters, faux-vintage, anachronism, thrift shopping videos, retro-like VHS, disposable film cameras and polaroids, these items have become “the new aesthetic” on social media. Althou... More »

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“Resurrected In Poetry”: Luka Lesson

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Australian 2011 Poetry Slam Champion and full-time independent poet Luka Lesson delivered four pieces of unique slam poetry to a middle school and high school audience in the theatre on January 6 and 7, 2019. During the Monday performance, he performed four po... More »

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The Epitome of a Die-Hard Journalist

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As this problematic era divulges further into a mass of unsolved issues, it calls for journalists that have a hardcore determination in pursuing a riveting story. In a new ABC+ television series called “The Morning Show” released on November 1, 2019, it follow... More »

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The Lack of Justification Behind Unpaid Internships

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In 2014, American mass media company Conde Nast paid a total of $5.8 million to thousands of interns. The class action lawsuit filed by these interns, which resulted in the closing of Conde Nast’s internship program, called attention to companies’ illegal deni... More »

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Behind-The-Scenes of The Most Difficult Elective At AISG

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On Wednesday afternoon, an eerie and tense atmosphere surrounded the collaborative workshop elective of the Yearbook class. In the far corner of the room, the five-person template-and-design team rushed to make last-minute edits, scampering over graphic design... More »

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A Cultural Coalesce with New Zealand Visitors

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15 students from the Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Whanau Tahi school in New Zealand visited AISG for a cultural exchange experience on Wednesday, October 23. They sat in on classes throughout the day, listening to lectures and experiencing life at AISG. Along wi... More »

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The Necessity of Stress and Managing It

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Stress is a universal language when it comes to surviving life’s ultimate challenges. While the word ‘stress’ has always maintained a negative connotation, the right amount of stress can largely benefit a person’s lifestyle or routines. Instead, stress can be ... More »

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The World in 2050: NYT Writing Competition

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The annual New York Times Asia-Pacific Writing Competition challenges international students to express their opinions on news stories and current affairs. This year’s competition theme is Our World: 2050, where students need to write a 500-word essay about wh... More »