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Tired of Paying for TeamSpeak, Messing with Skype?

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Are you a gamer? Are you tired of paying for TeamSpeak? Are you frustrated with Skype’s laggy service? Well, look no further: there’s a new gaming voice and text chat called Discord. Both free and secure, Discord boasts an all-in-one voice and text chat that c... More »

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Summer is Creeping

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It’s been a long ride since the beginning of the school year and we’re almost at the finish line. From what I’ve seen, pretty much everyone—including me!—is ready to be done with school and cannot wait for summer. Personally, I’m mostly looking forward to not ... More »

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Farewell Seniors!

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  On the 25th of May, the graduation for seniors was held at XingHai Concert Hall. After countless weeks of their final IB exams and Prom, the seniors are ready to move on to a new chapter of their lives: University. Angel Chou, a senior, recalls her experienc... More »

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Trump VS Clinton

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In March 16th, Donald Trump released an attack advertisement targeted towards Hilary Clinton. Being Trump’s main rival for the presidency, Clinton was subjected to a humiliating video comparing her to a dog. The 15 second video was released on popular social m... More »

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Saying Goodbye

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Saying goodbye is never easy, no matter who it’s to. The same can be said for a school year that has been quite an adventure. From the jokes in my performance theater class to the fun and interesting articles I’ve written for the Beacon, it’s all been quite an... More »

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What Weather? Where?

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From April to September in Guangzhou, it is rainy season, meaning that monsoons are expected regularly. In addition, it is generally quite hot and humid coupled with poor air quality during this time of the year. But, after Tuesday’s torrential downpour, the c... More »

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A Farewell to The Beacon’s Printed Newspaper

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To those of page-flipping, paper-passionate lovers of books and newspaper, the Beacon’s print edition saying a farewell may be a tremendous loss to the readers of the school publication. Although I have personally centered my focus to mainly the founding and d... More »

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Serve the Community, Follow Your Heart

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There is a myriad of community service groups in our school and people who are not satisfied with their current groups may want to switch to another group.         We are already of full capacity, unable to add any more groups regarding community service. Acco... More »

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Sleep

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How much sleep does the average human need? A healthy person should sleep around 10-8 hours a day to run at full capacity, but with the short lifespan humans have, there will always be many things left undone and many ideas left unexplored; there just never se... More »

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Promposality

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Prom, the most frequently uttered word in AISG  during  the months of  March all the way to May has officially 7 more days to go down, and even if you are a brand new student at this school you know through the sudden eruption vibrant atmosphere surrounding th... More »

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Recent Airline Incident Is “Part of an Alarming Trend”

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Hakima Abdulle, a Muslim woman was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight last week because a flight attendant did not “feel comfortable” with her. Ms. Abdulle was removed from the plane shortly after being told she’s not allowed to swap seats, despite the a... More »