This article has been posted anonymously to protect the students in this article who have given their opinions. Every year it is exciting to learn which teacher you have for your classes. Most want the ‘easy’ teacher, but do the teachers differ that much in th... More »
We at the Beacon write about school spirit regularly, and often ask ourselves and our readers questions: how can we improve student and faculty attendance at school events? How can we increase pride in and loyalty to AISG? How can we make our school more of a ... More »
Readers, we seem to be in the midst of a rare phenomenon, a landmark Celebrity Death Cloud year, and although it is not yet May, it may have peaked today on 21 April when the world lost Prince Rogers Nelson. As a little girl in the American Midwest, I was ra... More »
It’s a tired old story, probably. Adults who have long lived away from their immediate family and who aren’t religious lose touch with any warmth they once harbored in their hearts for their childhood holiday traditions. In this case, the tradition I’m refer... More »
The slogan of the Crossroads Foundation from Hong Kong is, “Connecting people in a world of need,” but the organization also espouses the truism, “One man’s treasure is another man’s trash.” Crossroads seeks to alleviate hardship around the world by connecting... More »
Doctors in Cleveland, Ohio have stated that they are close to offering a controversial treatment for women who were born without a uterus or who were forced to have theirs removed: namely, a temporary uterus transplant. This treatment differs from other medica... More »
Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem (三体) marked my first venture into Chinese fiction since moving here a few months ago, and if this is any indication, I’m in for a world of pleasure in my new home. The book combines something I’ve always loved—creative scienc... More »
Jee Su K. is a senior art student who illustrated her mother’s portrait from a photo of her mother in her childhood days. This line art consists of continuous line drawings focusing on line quality with thin and thick lines to emphasize the depth in the portra... More »