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A Brush of Insight

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Manga is a popular art style that many people from Asia and across much of the western world, including the U.S. where its popularity is growing, have adopted as a new way to draw comics. AISG had the opportunity to meet and talk with an artist who has made a ... More »

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Geekly Chic

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Cosplaying, nerd stores and comic books galore. For those of you who don’t know what I’m referring to, I’m talking about the San Diego Comic Con. This three to four day even takes place once a year in the sunny city of San Diego, California, and can be most ea... More »

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Super Bowl 50, Touchdown!

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The Super Bowl is fast approaching, and American football fans are excited. The match between the Denver Broncos (Colorado) and the Carolina Panthers will take place at Levi Stadium in the San Francisco Bay Area, at 3:30 p.m. local time (7:30 a.m. China Standa... More »

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Our Staff

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Here is the 2015-16 Beacon Staff: Feel free to contact any staff member for further information on specific topics of articles, or any possible improvements for the Beacon. Jun Lin (email: 05linj@aisgz.org) Jun is an 11th-grade Beacon staff member. This is his... More »

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Obama Silences Critics in Final SOTU Address

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Every year the president stands in front of the US Congress for the State of Union. This year marks a very special one. It is the last State of Union presented by Barack Obama as the President of the United States, and therefor the last one before the Presiden... More »

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Winter is in the Air

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With the winter holiday over with the words on everyone’s lips are all about the Winter SemiFormal held this past weekend at McCawleys thanks to the amazing efforts of AISG’s Pulse group. With a wing of the restaurant reserved there was plenty of room to mingl... More »

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Forever the Goblin King

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David Bowie, pop legend. The artist was one of the first if not the first pop chameleon in terms of style of songwriting. He did everything, even going so far as to create an alter ego dubbed Ziggy Stardust. Born in Brixton, South London, the singer died two d... More »

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One Million Dollars

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In this case it’s more like over one billion. Yes, you read that right, one BILLION dollars. The United States PowerBall has surpassed one billion dollars this past Saturday with yet another winless drawing. This amount of money has never been reached before a... More »

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Legends are Born

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One of the lesser known productions DC is working on is a TV mini-series known as DC: Legends of Tomorrow starring some rather well known characters. Green Arrow, Hawk Girl as well as Atom are amongst the cast of the upcoming premier said to be airing from Jan... More »

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Let The Music Move You

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This year looks promising as 2015 ends and the 2016 calendar year begins, as well as a chance to snag tickets to concerts. Hong Kong looks like the place to be for some of the larger named bands and DJ’s. January holds the promise of ONE OK ROCK, DJ Jazzy Jeff... More »

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One Survivor Returns: Victory & Brownies

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CONGRATULATIONS TO TIFFANY CHAN FROM 10TH GRADE, FOR WINNING THE FOURTH ENGLISH CONNECTION’S HUNGRY GAMES. Hungry Games updates: This just in: Day 1 of the Hungry Games claimed 9 total victims. They were Cassidy Redding (10), Ms Barga (T), Sherry Kim (9), Mr D... More »