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.
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 »
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 »
A common stereotype regarding many young web influencers living together in a ‘collab house’ is that they are probably going to be non-productive and constantly partying. However, this is not the case for the Los Angeles-based Tik Tok content hub, the Hype Hou... More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
The infamous Stanford Prison Experiment was a shocking revelation of the unethical scientific experiments that were conducted and hidden by universities’ closed doors. Not only was this experiment mentally damaging for the “inmates,” or young adults and studen... More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »