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BLUEgg Chie Executive Ji-eunLee and employee Michael Parkgave a presentation to members oHabitat or Humanity (HFH) andUNICEF on Nov. 24 in order toprovide students with more globalopportunities or volunteer workthrough their smartphone applica-tion, Light-Up. Light-Up combinessocial networking with communi-ty service by allowing users to posttheir acts o kindness and obtainpoints or the number o “light-ups”they receive. hese “light-ups” arethen transerred to money that theuser can donate to a cause o their

choice.According to Lauren Ahn (11),

HFH treasurer, Light-Up providesan opportunity or students to in-teract with other people who areengaged in similar community service activities all around the world.hough the app does have poten-tial beneits or HFH, the executive

members are hesitant as to whetheror not they will use the application

due to its incompatibility with theclub’s purpose.“I personally like Light-Up and

it really remindsme o the so-cial network-ing app,Four-

square, in that we get to upload pho-tos to share our community servicework with other people,” Laurensaid. “However, the executive mem-bers and I are not sure as to whetherthe app creates enough incentive ormotivation or members to contin-uously upload posts. We do think it

is something to consider or the u-ture though, especially or upcom-

ing events such as the ashion showin the spring. I more people at SIS

start to make use o[the app], it will serve as a great ad- vertising tool.”

Starting with its trip to Cambo-dia this winter, UNICEF has decidedto use Light-Up in order to provide

members with the opportunity toconnect with other UNICEF groups

around the world or youth volunteergroups in Korea through the app.Executive members have also re- vealed hopes to raise general aware-ness about community service andencourage students in the SIS com-munity to also participate in acts ocompassion.

“When we irst heard rom Mr.Park, the executive members andI were excited to hear about Light-Up because we thought it would bea great way or us to become moreinterconnected with the global com-munity,” said Eugene Yang, UNICEFco-president. “We hope to use thisapp to create a storyline o how ac-tive we are and reach out to people

like us through technology. I willbe keeping in touch with Mr. Park,as he agreed to look over our mainactivities and give us suggestions.I hope this project continues on sothat I can see the positive eect theapp has had on UNICEF and SISwhen I return to visit the school a-ter graduating.”

Approximately 40 percent oCambodian schools lack access toclean water, according to Radio FreeAsia. o improve a school that lackselectricity and sanitary acilities, 16members o Habitat or Humani-

ty (HFH) visited Cambodia romNov. 26-30. Along with advisers Pe-ter Beckway and Cheryl Renwick,members collaborated with localworkers to provide better conditionsor the children in Siem Reap, a ru-ral region in Cambodia.

he bathrooms in which HFHmembers worked were in poor con-dition due to the inaccessibility orunning water. Hoping to minimizethe sanitary problems that wouldarise rom such inhospitable acili-ties, HFH members decided to buildan additional bathroom. Moreover,members helped paint and decoratethe ences around a new hand-wash-ing acility.

“Cambodia was completelydierent rom Korea,” said Jenni-er Kim (10), HFH member. “Sinceit is not a developed country, I hada hard time adjusting to the sani-tation conditions, but I eventuallycoped with the situation. Memberswith more physical strength assistedbuilding the toilet while other mem-bers helped paint the ences.”

Members worked with local la-borers, as building the toilets was a

labor-intensive task. Local workerstaught members the undamentals

about the construction process suchas laying down bricks, mixing thecement, digging holes and so orth.

“Although we could not com-municate verbally, we were able toget our ideas across using body lan-guage,” said Augustine Kim (11),member. “A worker would smile ia task was done correctly and crosshis ingers i it was not done right.he workers were genuinely tryingtheir hardest, and that motivated us

to work harder.”Despite the limited time and re-

sources, which led to members leav-ing without inishing the project,members were able to ully interactwith the local students and workers.

“he project was not inishedwhen we let, but our two days con-tributed greatly to the local workers’eorts,” Mr. Beckway said. “Mem-bers also had a chance to exchangewords, take pictures and ride bikeswith the local students. he trip al-lowed students to understand the

dignity o hard work and learn aboutimpoverished communities.”

o urther its service eorts,HFH is planning to visit Bangkokover spring break or ive days.

“We are currently in the pro-cess o inding new sites that are inneed o our help,” said Ryan Choi(11), HFH secretary. “We are alsoplanning to go on a build withinKorea during winter break. We havealready gone on local builds to Hwa-hae own, and we are trying to orga-nize it again this break.”

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Basketball:igers wrap up irst hal o season. Page 7

he junior council made a pro-it o 730,000 won during the weeko hanksgiving when HSSC’s big-

gest ood cart, Cartnivore Plus, soldslices o pumpkin pie or 2,000 woneach during oice hours rom Nov.25-26. Prior to Nov. 25, however,the council was suering rom a losso revenue due to a lack o customersat the ood cart.

“We were basically broke,” saidAlice Rhim (11), junior class secre-tary. “he ood cart snacks weren’tselling. Ater we bought all the oodto stock the ood cart, we were notable to make much proit. Until wesold everything there, we weren’tgoing to get any proit, because thesales were just too slow. hanks tothe pumpkin pie sales, however, wearen’t broke any more.”

A loss o income would havehindered smooth management oprom, since the junior council usesall the money rom Cartnivore tound prom. he pumpkin pie salewas not so much a celebration ohanksgiving as it was a means ogaining proits or HSSC. In orderto attract customers, HSSC also dis-tributed ree granola bars that theygot rom the snacks let over romthe Seoul Model United Nationsconerence, which SIS hosted earlierthis November.

In order to continue increasingsales, HSSC plans to introduce newadditions to its menus. Snacks that

may be available in the uture in-clude hot pockets and hot chocolate.According to Yoon Lee (11), juniorclass president, the junior council isassured that loss o revenue will notbe a problem in the uture.

“Kids eating at the school storeood was deinitely a problem,” Yoonsaid. “But based on our best guess,this probably has more to do withthe act that students were boredwith the regular menu. Ater all,cheese balls can only ill a stomachor so long. We think as long as the junior council listens to the stu-dents, we will be able to continue tohave customers at Cartnivore.”

In the past month, HSSC has

also introduced and re-introduceddierent oods in the Food Cart.Although ramen was previouslybanned rom the Food Cart due tohealth concerns, HSSC has beenselling ramen again as o Dec. 2 ev-ery Wednesday and Friday. Break-ast sets have also been selling sincethe week o Nov. 17.

Junior councilrecovers fromloss of income

By Sarah Y. Kim

HFH members join hands with local Cambodians

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UNICEF, Light-Up support, raise awareness of causesBy Jean Cho

Photo Courtesy of Peter Beckway

HFH members and Cambodian children pose for a photo after working for four days. “The local work-

ers taught us basic techniques that everyone could follow,” said Augustine Kim (11), HFH member.


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2 DECEMBER 2014VIEWPOINT

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Editorial

Weighted assessments of cognitive skills inconsequential

o participate in any extracur-

ricular activities, students are re-quired to submit application ormsthat are available only at the begin-ning o the year. However, becausestudents’ interests and prioritiesare susceptible to change, a morepractical system would be to offerapplications or each semester, aswell as mid-year evaluations. Tesechanges in the club application pro-cess would not only allow studentsto participate in different clubs laterin the year, but also ensure that clubsremain active throughout the schoolyear.

According to Ivan Atanaskov-ic, Athletics and Activities Coordi-

nator, the common application orclubs is available only in the begin-ning o the year to encourage stu-dents to commit to a ew clubs or asignificant amount o time. Toughthis rationale is valid, it is a misguid-ed assumption that students possessa limited scope o passions that doesnot change throughout the year.Over time, they may lose interestin their chosen clubs or wish to join

different ones to minimize sched-uling conflicts. Reopening club ad-missions on a semester basis wouldencourage students to reely exploretheir interests, which reflects the

very spirit o extracurricular activi-ties.

Additionally, the activities de-partment’s use o mid-year evalu-ations could urther enhance thequality o clubs. Trough this sys-tem, stagnant clubs could be re-moved to offer more opportunitiesor students to establish more unc-tional clubs. At the same time, theseevaluations would provide an incen-tive or all club members to activelyengage in activities that contributeto the school community, instead obecoming complacent afer the firstew months o the school year.

It is important or the activities

department to keep in mind that ex-tracurricular activities are students’outlet or ulfillment and discoveryo varied interests and hobbies. Bytaking the idea o semester-basedapplications into consideration, theactivities department could simulta-neously meet the needs o more stu-dents, while motivating clubs andtheir members to contribute to theSIS community on a regular basis.

Last year, the administrationrevised the school’s grading policyto relect dierent levels o think-ing. Each department chose catego-ries, usually addressing knowledge,application and analysis, evalua-tion or synthesis, which are cog-nitive domains based on Bloom’saxonomy. In theory, weighing various types o learning and pro- viding eedback on speciic areas othe taxonomy are ideas that woulddeinitely aid students’ education.Ater a year and a hal o the pol-icy in practice, it is questionablewhether it eectively accomplishesits intended goals.

he primary deterrent to theeective incorporation o dierentskills in the evaluation o learn-ing is that the school’s education

is primarily ocused on the lowerareas o the cognitive spectrum—and rightully so. An “application”section o a math test that requiresstudents to input numbers into theormula ultimately tests whetherstudents know the ormula. Like-wise, the “synthesis” section o ahistory test that asks students torespond to prompts in an essay

tests students or their knowledgeo relevant acts. Both types oassessment are not true applica-tion questions because they onlynecessitate students’ retainmento raw inormation. In act, asiderom dierences in the diiculty oquestions, the distinction betweenthe diering levels o thinking canoten be unclear or arbitrary. Manyessays or project-based activitiesrequire multiple cognitive skills,complicating the process o weigh-ing the value o each skill in suchassessments.

Application o one’s knowl-edge in the real world is obviouslyimportant. Ater all, actual inor-mation is useless i one is unable toapply it to real-lie situations. How-ever, it is important to keep in mind

that knowledge is just as importantas the ability to utilize it. houghthe rationale behind the school’scurrent policy is understandable, ahigh school classroom is simply notthe best place or students to prac-tice their application skills. Highschool students’ academic experi-ences are mostly limited to class-room walls and certain extracur-

ricular activities. While studentscan actively pursue more applica-tion-oriented academics with theirown initiative, colleges and univer-sities provide greater access to suchcircumstances. College studentscan put their knowledge to usethrough internships, exchange pro-grams and independent research.

In the end, there is no notice-able harm in the separation o cat-egories. he policy neither cheatsstudents o the grades they deservenor hinders appropriate teachingin the classroom. At the same time,the system does not present anynoticeable beneit. As long as stu-dents can be successul in classesby knowing the content o the ma-terial, the separation o cognitiveskills will not be anything more

than something students need totake into account when calculatingtheir GPAs.

Te ollowing is an open letteraddressed to the teachers o SIS as aproposal or the benefit o all: each-ers, it is time or you to have someaith in us, and yourselves. For asemester, you taught us meticulous-ly, and we studied diligently. rustthat you have done your job welland that we have learned all that weneed. During Down Week, certainteachers chose to review while oth-ers continued to cover new material,as the needs o classes vary. each-ers who reviewed did so in differ-ent ways—some led review sessions

while others prepared worksheets orgroup activities to present and review material in new ways. Whilewe appreciate these efforts, there isno need or such structured review.For non-AP classes, teacher-studentinteraction is a better method o review during Down Week rather thana one-size-fits-all methodology.

You already taught the materi-al we need to know, and most o ussimply need to review our notes torecall this inormation. But some ous may need more help than others.Some students may have difficultyunderstanding a certain concept or

may not know how to study or cer-tain types o assessments. By iden-

tiying these students, you wouldbe helping more confident studentsinternalize the subject matter, andassisting those who actually requiremore assistance.

We have never really had sig-nificant amounts o time to reviewwith teachers. Office hours havebeen open, but it was rare that classtime was devoted to student-teach-er interaction—the interaction wasusually between the teacher andthe class. Greater opportunities orstudent-teacher interaction in classduring Down Week, the time periodor us to ocus on academics, wouldallow or more effective studying, re-

view and retention.Tere may be concerns raisedabout the ability o students to con-duct our own review in class. Youmay be concerned that students willgo off-task in class and not review atall. I so, monitor the class to makesure kids are studying material. Butin spite o the act that I have lovedlistening to your lectures, I did notneed them when I was studying ormy exams. What we need duringDown Week in the uture is individual review time. Give us that op-portunity. Have some aith in yourteaching; have some aith in us.

By Hollis Hwang and Nagyon Kim

By Jungho Daniel Choi

Semester-based club application,evaluation processes necessary

Letter to teachers: Down withstructured Down Week classes

Indifference toward extracurricular, sportsevents demonstrates lack of social awareness

Club activities and undraisersare usually initiated with a hope thatthe event will raise awareness andtangible support or specific causes.Unortunately, this is not achieved atSIS, as demonstrated by the emptybleachers at home games and clothesdrive boxes used as trash cans. Tislack o student enthusiasm is prob-lematic because it not only hindersefforts to draw attention to import-ant events and issues, but also re-flects students’ general indifference.

Te correlation between studentparticipation in events and opportu-

nity or personal gain highlights thisdisinterest. Students display enthu-siasm or pizza sales or bake sales,as shown by the immense amounto profit that clubs make rom theseood sales, but are less interested inevents that require more initiative,such as the toy drive, clothes drivesor Ebola donations.

Te main issue with this deartho student participation comes romthe greater question it poses regard-ing the awareness o students at SIS.What makes this attitude dangerousis that, as educated individuals in aprivileged environment and the very

constituents o the uture genera-tion, students have the responsibil-

ity to at least attempt to give back tothe community around them. Teseemingly minor decision to par-ticipate in such activities and und-raisers ultimately allows students tolearn about such causes, and con-tribute altruistically to society.

Granted, clubs’ lack o pro-motion o events and ineffectivecommunication can be at ault orthe student body’s indifference. Ex-posing the student community tothese events through constant re-minders relevant to the particularactivity will possibly change the stu-dent perspective on such organized

events. Club executives and regularmembers should try to creatively

and requently advertise their eventsthrough every medium possible, inorder to generate a more active re-sponse rom students.

Te act remains that multipleimprovements would be made inthe school environment i the stu-dent body tried to adjust its attitudetoward various club-organized ac-tivities. Even the slightest increasein enthusiasm or previously unpop-ular events would make a differencein school spirit and ultimately leadto greater individual awareness osocial issues that deserve more at-tention.

By Yeena Yoon

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New year, new beginnings.ri-M Music Honor Society willbe hosting its irst concert o thesecond semester next January, ea-turing acts that center around thetheme o “New Beginnings.” Unlikeits monthly Just 4 You concerts heldduring activity period in the atrium,this event will take place ater schoolin the auditorium. he concert willbe larger than any o its previousconcerts, presenting many more actsand musicians.

“Because it is ri-M’s irst timehosting such a large concert, theremay be a ew blunders along the way,”said Yasmin Yoon, ri-M co-presi-dent. “Nonetheless, it is importantthat ri-M hosts this particular con-cert because or the irst time, ourconcert will be dedicated to just our

ri-M members, their passion andtheir reedom to experiment withmusic. As opposed to previous Just4 You concerts, which were in theatrium and more o a casual hang-out location or the students duringactivity period, this concert will bein the auditorium, creating a moreormal and proessional atmosphere,so that the audience can pay moreattention to our musicians.”

In order to perect the musi-cians’ perormances, ri-M will de-

vote more preparation, organizationand time to prepare or this concert.

“Eicient communication willbe a must, as we will have to orga-nize rehearsal sessions with ourmany musicians as well as set upthe lighting and sound system withBackstage Club,” said Debora Kim(11), ri-M President-Elect. “Be-cause we will have more musiciansand acts, rehearsals will be longerand will take place more oten.”

ri-M decided to host a large-scale concert in January because itwas unable to host a Christmas con-cert beore winter break due to timeconstraints. It had initially plannedto host its irst concert ater the Per-orming Art Department’s WinterConcert on Dec. 4 but decided topostpone it to January because therewas not enough rehearsal time.

“Because many o the instru-ments and equipment we neededwere in the auditorium or the Win-

ter Concert, we could not rehearseproperly in the band room,” saidAlice Rhim (11), ri-M member andconcert participant. “We decided topostpone the concert to January inorder to deliver perected and law-less perormances. Because we havehigh expectations or ourselves andour audience holds high expecta-tions or ri-M, we want to workextra hard to perorm acts that aresatisactory and on par with our previous Just 4 You concerts.”

NEWS3DECEMBER 2014NEWS BRIEFS

PETA teaches students

about Thanksgiving

By Eunie Jang

Photo by Kelly Kim

Dressed up as Charlie Chaplin,

Julie Hwang (10) re-enacts the

table ballet using sausage sticks.

Concluding three monthso deliberation, St. Louis Countyprosecutor Robert McCulloch an-nounced on Nov. 24 that a grand jury had decided not to indictOicer Darren Wilson or shoot-

ing Michael Brown. According tothe New York imes, the case wascontroversial due to conlictingwitness testimonies. While Oi-cer Wilson claimed that Browncharged at him, several witnessesclaimed that Wilson had contin-ued to shoot Brown even ater heraised his hands to surrender. Asa result, activists saw the incidentas yet another example o policebrutality toward black men, whileWilson’s supporters argued thatthe oicer could use lethal orce assel-deense.

“I can understand the reactiono police oicers because they are

asked to make split second deci-sions,” said Paul Roberts, historyteacher. “But the stereotypes oblack males as dangerous causepolice oicers to approach themmore cautiously.”

In response to the decision, in-dividuals expressed grie on socialmedia with the hashtag campaign#BlackLivesMatter on witter, andarranged protests in many cities,

such as New York and Atlanta. De-spite calls rom President BarackObama or peaceul protests, loot-ing took place in several counties,including Ferguson, where theshooting took place.

“I think that these activists areraising awareness o not only theunjustiied death o [Brown], butalso racism in the US as a whole,”said Judy Kim (12), MUN Presi-dent. “A lot o people are denyingits existence in modern society justbecause de acto segregation nolonger happens. But it is importantto dierentiate between protestinginjustice and creating mayhem.”

Despite the act that he willnot be charged with a crime, O-icer Wilson resigned rom thepolice orce on Nov. 29 ater oth-er oicers received threats. Fur-thermore, Attorney General Eric

Holder announced on Dec. 1 thatthe Justice Department would an-nounce updated guidance regard-ing proiling by law enorcement.

“It is diicult to develop aprotocol or how police oicersrespond to stressul situations be-cause they are unpredictable,” Mr.Roberts said. “But they need tostipulate training as well as report-ing statistics.”

ZEITGEIST

By Jaewon Choi

Grand jury declines to indict Ferguson police officer

Tri-M to celebrate new yearwith first concert in auditorium

In hopes o incorporatingEnglish culture into their lessons,the Primary English eacher’sAssociation (PEA) taught theirstudents at the Bokjeong Com-munity Center about hanksgiv-ing during their weekly Englishlessons on Nov. 28. Membersstarted o teaching the chil-dren vocabulary words relatedto hanksgiving. Furthermore,they explained the story o theinteraction between the Pilgrimsand the Native Americans andended the class by distributinghanksgiving themed snacksand drinks.

“We tried to teach [hanks-giving] related vocabulary by[incorporating] story telling andmaking connections between

this holiday and Chuseok,” saidKristen Park (12), PEA pres-ident. “I think [our students]thought it was a nice break romour regular lessons that are moreabout phonics and basic Englishgrammar.”

Dressed up as Nick Car-raway and Daisy Buchanan rom“he Great Gatsby” by F. ScottFitzgerald, US Literature stu-dents interacted with each other

as characters rom the 1920s onDec. 5. o engage students in theculture o the Roaring wenties,Erin Hogshead, English teach-er, had her classes research anddress up as characters in thenovel. o learn about dier-ent occupations during the era,students researched jobs suchas caterers, entertainment co-ordinators, ashion consultants,guest coordinators and art andarchitecture. In preparation orthe party, they also decorated theclassroom, coordinated outitsand planned how they should in-teract with others depending on

their character’s social status.“[he English department]wanted to make literature morealive or students, so we decid-ed to incorporate something inclass that is more perormanceoriented,” Ms. Hogshead said.“[Because it is also] the end oirst semester, we wanted to trysomething un.”

Every year, Korean high schoolseniors take the College ScholasticAptitude est (CSA), also known

as Su-neung . he overall low dii-culty and presence o two ambigu-ous questions on this year’s CSAcaused controversy, due to the im-portance o the CSA regarding Ko-rean college admissions.

According to the Joongang Dai-ly, this year’s CSA was much easierthan last year’s, as indicated by thegreater number o perect scores.Although CSA scores themselvesare not based on a curve, the “lev-el,” or deung-gup, that students areassigned to is based on a curve. hismeant that the relatively low dii-culty o the test made each ques-tion more important in determin-ing a student’s level. Additionally,the Korea Institute or Curriculumand Evaluation (KICE), which is incharge o the national test makingprocess, decided to accept two an-swers to question number eight on

Biology II and number 25 on Eng-lish. Although the English questiondid not aect many students, thedecision to accept two answers orthe Biology II question resulted in a1.3-point average increase and 4,000students levelling up, as only 10 per-cent o the test-takers had previous-ly answered the Biology II questioncorrectly. At the same time, 3,000students to dropped to a lower levelbecause o the curve.

“I know that many students

want the test to be diicult so thatthe universities can distinguish be-tween students more easily,” RachelKang (10) said. “he act that thisyear’s test was easy is a problem inthe eyes o many seniors because itmakes it that much more diicultto be placed into a good deung-gup.My sister, a current senior at a Ko-rean high school, mentioned thatmany o her riends were angered bythe change in accepted answers be-cause it made it more important to

get every question right, as one errorcould determine which universitythey could get into.”

Such controversies existed lastyear as well, but the mistakes wereonly recently recognized. On Nov.18, when the Education Depart-

ment accepted all answers to a vagueWorld Geography question, thescores o 18,863 students were a-ected either negatively or positively.According to Gray Macklin, esting& AP Coordinator, this trend o test-ing controversies relects the chang-ing patterns o Korean society.

“Problems with test questionscould have always existed,” Mr.Macklin said. “Kids in the past mayhave not recognized the problems,but now they are generally smarter.Students are increasingly willing tochallenge the test authorities. In theend, all this controversy points tohow the standardized testing meth-od is outdated. So much o it is basedon a homogeneous mindset whereeveryone wants to go to Seoul Na-tional University. But now things areslowly changing, and the education-al processes should relect that.”

Issues with college entrance exam affect test-takersBy Ariel Lee

By Christine Seo

Sophomores dress up to

experience the Roaring 20s


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st inormed that she possessed a rare and atal genetic disorder, she believed that all chances o having healthy chil-Amanda and her husband, Bradley Kalinsky, are now one o the five million couples around the globe that have suc-signer babies,” with the help o Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) and In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) technology.g innovations can be used to save the lives o those born with chromosomal or hereditary deects, ethical implications

ed opposition.the late 1900s, is an advanced medical procedure that couples, particularly those with hereditary disorders, can use tor determine their child’s sex. During most PGD procedures, the egg is ertilized in a laboratory with IVF technology untilmbryo possesses any harmul genes, it cannot be implanted or urther development, and in most cases, discarded, ac-

nstitutes o Health. Although developments in bioengineering are valued or their scientific potential, those that involve theembryos have caused controversies associated with bioethics.proving genetic and biomedical engineering technology is definitely a development that can save lives by recreating vital or-hy individuals,” said Jeffrey Mun (11), AP Biology student. “However, rom an ethical standpoint, it may be considered danger-mbryos solely or the purpose o judging whether or not they can continue to develop. It may also reach the point where peopleecause this type o technology, when developed urther, could allow people to choose any kind o trait, physical or intellectual,related ones.” Rebecca Dresser, Proessor o Ethics in Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis and member o President Bush’s CouncilStanord Report, “savior siblings,”—children genetically designed to give healthy tissue or blood to save their siblings rom curable

—raise another concern. While the technology utilized to create “savior siblings” yields such health benefits, opponents such as Dresserbeing o genetically modified children who are viewed as tools that provide health benefits instead o subjects o amilial care.ements in genetic and bioengineering are part o a ‘Pandora’s box’ in some ways, and it all depends on how these advancements ares Koester, biology teacher. “Stem cell research and other new paths in this field can become potential cures or all kinds o diseases and

wledge that we can utilize later on. Designer genes or humans can help us select traits that would serve as a health benefit, but this tech-

ecome a danger once it gets into the wrong hands.”netic engineering technology in the health industry has escalated in recent years due to increased stem cell and genetics research around theording to CNN, health and science specialists are now able to manipulate stem cells to revitalize damaged body parts and understand theo human genomes. However, no one is sure how such technology can be regulated and what local, national or international party would be

e o placing boundaries to prevent the misuse o bioengineering. As o now, “designer baby” technology can only be used to determine sex ordisorder, but uture developments could potentially result in the ability to create “perect” children, with artificially selected physical appear-

and characteristics, which would pose other ethical dilemmas.“I think that pursuing biotechnology to manually create children can extend inequality in society, which is another reason why people should

y think twice beore doing so,” said Judy Kim (12), Science Club Co-President. “Eventually, the rich will have the resources to have genetically su-ior babies without disorders, while others will not. I am captivated by the rapid development and benefits o bioengineering, but at the same time,ared that it will be used or unjust or unnecessary purposes.”

al to develop cancer sometime in his or her lie? Until the turn o the century, it was nearly impossible oruction o personal genome services has provided individuals with the opportunity to sequence the geneservices were commercialized as early as 2008, as state governments attempted to ban them. Even asinternationally, comprehensive regulation to create standards or genetic testing is still nonexistent,

nal genome services.ic testing to give health reports, the company “23andMe” joined 12 other genetic testing compa-letter rom the Caliornia Department o Public Health, which barred it rom soliciting busi-

ed major gaps in the regulation o genetic testing, insufficient oversight o laboratory qual-owledge o the nature and uses o genetic testing. According to the state department, the

uncertainty o results, which would make any health service based on genetic testing

know which diseases you are likely to develop is something that many people willssed with finding out his or her uture,” said Youngwook Park (11), AP Biologyis accurate or not is going to be a huge problem because everyone wants to

nefit right now.”imes in April, personal genome testing has also been instrumental in caus-required to maintain confidentiality in 2008, ederal law was passed torices because o their genetic predisposition to developing a disease.nfidentiality o genetic tests when obtaining insurance, personal ge-

mmercial research purposes.company was reputable and protected my genetic inormation,”t determine the inringement o property rights, just as the rather test or diseases through a doctor because I don’td someone’s use o my genetic inormation. As some regu-

prevented companies rom giving health prognoses.e right to use the customer’s personal inormation—

tistics that would allow genome services to solicitke specific drugs based on the results o their

you’re willing to pay anything to save yours o genetic tests as a data collection ser-

data or research, as long as there arehas advantages. Tere would still beor everyone.”

netic testing incites widespread Controversy

ING DEVELOPMENTS PRESENT ETHICAL DILEMMAS


6/8

6 DECEMBER 2014LIFESTYLE

What is the “real world” like?Rachel Koh, Class of 2010, majored in biomedical engineer-

ing at Columbia University and will attend Seoul National

University (SNU)’s PhD program in biochemical engineering.

1. How did you decide your major?

In high school, I was interested speciically in biology, rather thanengineering but during the application process, I decided to applyto engineering school rather than Arts and Science. When I was ac-cepted to engineering school, I looked into biomedical engineering,because I expected it to be similar to biology. Later, it turned out tobe nothing like biology, but I still enjoyed it nevertheless.

By Amelie Hayoung Koo

Featured in The Simpsons,popularized by the media, and evenportrayed in the sitcom “The BigBang Theory,” Stephen Hawking’srobotic element is now an iconicsymbol of his disability and genius.Interestingly, Hawking’s afflictionwith amyotrophic lateral sclerosishas rarely been viewed in the con-text of his early life. The brillianceof the man, his awkward romancewith Jane Wilde Hawking, and hisstruggle to find his purpose in life—these are the all-encompassing ele-ments that drive “The Theory ofEverything,” a dramatic thriller re-leased in theaters on Dec. 10.

Hawking (Eddie Redmayne)

is initially portrayed as a man on aquest to discover a single unifyingtheory to explain the universe. Af-ter he meets Jane (Felicity Jones)and becomes her love interest, hesuddenly finds out that he has onlytwo years to live following his di-agnosis with Lou Gehrig’s disease.Soon afterwards, Hawking’s strug-gle to maintain his romance withJane while working on his blackhole theory becomes the focus ofthe film. However, “The Theory ofEverything” does not come acrossas a romantic film because the cen-tral point is, remarkably, not Hawk-ing’s love for Jane, but rather the

scientific drive that gives Hawkingthe strength to continue living withhis disease.

“The Theory of Everything”will certainly be a grand display ofbiographical work and storytellingin the decades to come. Hawkingis portrayed magnificently by Red-mayne in his most human form,and even the mind-boggling con-cept of a “theory of everything” isastutely described in the film. Firsta cosmologist, second a husbandand third a man—Hawking is sobrilliantly and boldly presented bydirector James Marsh that “TheTheory of Everything” will un-doubtedly be a critical success.

Whether you wish to witnessthe formative years of StephenHawking while feeling the same

frustration he did when he learnedof the time he had left to live, orsimply wind back the clock to seelife at Cambridge in the 1960s, “TheTheory of Everything” is a perfectfilm to experience Hawking’s life.For those of you unacquainted withthe genius of Stephen Hawking: Iencourage you, at this point in timeand space, to watch this master-piece.

By Michael Kim

2. Why did you apply to a Korean graduate school rather than

one in the US?

My original plan was to return to Columbia University or a mastersprogram in biomedical engineering. However, because my ultimateplan is to live and work in Korea, I thought I would be better o ina Korean graduate school. Since I attended international school andAmerican college or my entire lie, I believe attending SNU willallow or more interaction with native Korean people and helpedme better understand Korean culture. Also,attending SNU will provide me with morenetworking advantages, which will help withmy uture career.

3. What are your future plans?

Currently, I am interning at SNU to gainmore laboratory experience, because I did

not acquire much in the US. For the next iveyears, I want to inish my PhD program witha more diverse lab experience. Ater I receivemy degree, I want to pursue a career as aproessor or a researcher in Korea or attend apost-doctoral program in the US.

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Known to be a legendary iconof comedy and one of the mostloved American stars, Bill Cosbyhas played a major role in the enter-tainment industry since his debut.“The Cosby Show”, which starredBill Cosby as Heathcliff Huxtable,was one of the most viewed pro-grams on NBC during the 1960s,with viewer ratings of over 20million. However, for the past fewyears, the actor has been accused ofsexual assault by nearly 20 women.After years of remaining mum, sev-eral of the accusers have publiclyspoken out against Cosby about theissue, leading people to question hisimage as “America’s Father.”

“When someone is as famousas Bill Cosby, speaking out againsthim requires that you deal withbacklash from friends and familyas well as the media and the public,”said Amy Thompson, high schoolcounselor. “Also, when someone isa rape survivor, it may take a longtime for him or her to feel okaytalking about it. However, comingforward as a group can cause eachof the women to feel better and candrive others to tell their stories aswell.”

One of the first women to speakup about the alleged sexual abusewas Kristina Ruehli, a former secre-

tary at the Los Angeles Talent agen-cy. Shortly afterwards, other wom-

en also followed suit and gave theiraccounts to the media. According toCNN, some stories lacked evidenceand credibility but all had one com-monality—each woman claimed tohave been drugged somehow by thecomedian and could not recall thedetails of the incident.

Despite the numerous rape al-legations, Cosby remained silentuntil quite recently; on Nov. 22, hetold Florida Today that he did notwant to respond to innuendos andfalse claims, and that people shouldfact check before making such ac-cusations. In the wake of these sex-ual assault charges, he also resigned

from his trustee position on theboard of his alma mater, Temple

University.“Although he is remaining

somewhat silent about the issue,I think that his resignation fromthe Temple University board ishis statement and his own way ofresponding to the sexual assaultcharges,” said Sky Park (9), highschool play cast member. “Whenthe allegations first surfaced, I heldonto the good impression I had ofBill Cosby, who amazes me with hisacting and entertaining ability. Butas the issue gained steam, I beganto feel that his persona on TV wasdifferent from that of his actual pri-

vate life.”

By Yeaji Park

Bill Cosby, once ‘America’s Beloved Father,’pressed against sexual assault accusations

Legendary Comedian vs. Alleged Rapist"He opened a briefcase filled

with assorted drugs and

kept offering me pills 'to relax,'

which I declined. “

Graphic by Amelie Koo

Source: Fox News, CNN

-Linda Joy Traitz, accuser

-David Adkins, comedian

“Cosby showed me that a

person could be clean and

make money and be effective.”

D A E L I M M U S E U M

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7/8

7 SPORTSDECEMBER 2014Sophomore shows interest in equestrian sports

Due to his amily’s love orhorseback riding, Mason Min (10)was exposed to horses at an ear-

ly age. When he was seven, Masonbegan taking care o his irst horse,Bristol, and was devastated whenBristol died three years later. At thatmoment, Mason realized his pas-sion or horseback riding and con-tinued to pursue this interest o his.For the past three years, Mason hasbeen training at least twice a weekat stables.

“I can’t stop horseback ridingeven though it is challenging,” Ma-son said. “he sport itsel requiresa great deal o time and money butthe sensation and thrill I eel whenI’m on my horse is intoxicating andmakes everything worth overcom-

ing .”Hoping to actively , Masonstarted participating in dressagecompetitions since ourth grade.Since then, Mason has proved hisabilities as a young equestrian, asshown in his competition results:irst in B Class, the intermediatelevel, and second in A Class, theadvanced level, at the 31st Nation-al Presidential Horseback RidingCompetition, which was held at

Bokyong Horseriding Center romNov. 26-28.

“Despite his young age, Ma-son ocuses extremely well andtries hard to excel at all times,” said

Youngshik Hwang, Mason’s coach.“He is one o my prized riders be-cause o his natural instinct withhorses and his eort.”

Despite Mason’s eorts, it isinevitable that other riders, whoare mostly home schooled andthereore have the time to practicealmost everyday, have an advan-tage over Mason, who is a ull-timestudent. However, instead o eelingdiscouraged by this setback, Mason

uses the disadvantages as a meanso motivating himsel to work morediligently than others. Mason hopesto continue with this hobby as acollege athlete and will continue to

attend various competitions withinKorea.“Riding while keeping up with

my academics is time-consumingbecause most stables are at least anhour away,” Mason said. “However,riding is the one activity that I amtruly passionate about and what Iwant to do. I am very proud o myaccomplishments so ar and I willcontinue to ride with my lovelyhorses.”

By Jasmine Oh

SportS photo

of the Month

Tigers learn value of teamwork through gamesBy Claire Kim and Grace Lee

Photo by Hollis Hwang

This column is a short commentary on sports events that are happening around theworld. The commentators, Eva Hong and Patricia Song, express their opinions on theseevents and conduct interviews with relevant figures. This particular episode is aboutPhillip Hughes, an Australian cricketer who passed away due to an injury from a game.

Patricia: Welcome to this epi-sode of PE Sports Commentary!Can you believe it’s already theend of 2014?Eva: The year really has buzzedby! However, it is most unfortu-nate that in today’s episode, webring you tragic news. Austra-lian Cricketer Phillip Hughes haspassed away after being struckby a ball in the back of his head.Patricia: Today, we have with usthe captain of Hughes’ team, Mi-

chael Clarke. We are so thankfulthat you could join us.Clarke: Thank you. I wouldn’tmiss an opportunity to honormy dear teammate and brother,Hughesy. Phillip was an amazingguy—friendly and easy-going.He genuinely loved the sport;cricket was his life.Eva: Hughes will definitely be re-membered for his good charac-ter and talent. We recall hearingabout his successes early on inhis career and also about how hewas recovering from his slumprecently.Clarke: It’s incredibly saddeningthat Hughesy had to be takenaway from us at a time like this,

when his career was improving.I’m still at a loss for words...wewere all looking forward to his26th birthday…Patricia: It’s such a shame thatsomething so terrible happenedto such a young and determinedathlete.

Clarke: It’s hard for us all. We werethere when the ball hit Hughesyon just that one spot where thehelmet couldn’t protect him,when he was taken to the hos-pital, during the surgery and therecovery period and when he…(tears up). Most matches, espe-cially ones involving Australianteams have been canceled. Butwe’re going to work harder tomake Phillip proud.Eva: Apart from the immedi-

ate cancellation of matches,many have also called for animprovement in cricket gears inorder to prevent such a tragedyfrom reoccurring. What are yourthoughts on this discussion?Clarke: It’s a much-neededmovement. We’ve suffered theconsequences of the worst-casescenario and no other teamsshould go through this pain. Iknow you can’t add protectivegear to the back of the headwithout restraining the mobilityof a batsman. But as the captainand a brother of Hughesy, if I hadto weigh mobility against safety,I would choose the latter.Patricia, Eva: We send our deep-

est condolences to family, team-mates and fans of Phillip Hughes.Rest in peace, you will be foreverremembered. We cannot thankyou enough for spending timewith us today, Michael and thankyou folks, as well, for watching PECommentary!

Disclaimer: Although this column is based on facts, the interviews are entirely fictional.

PE SPORTS

COMMENTARY

Shielding the ball, Erin O’Sullivan (11) dribbles past the

APIS defender for a layup at the home game on Dec. 3.

As a strong inish to the irsthal o the winter season, three outo the our SIS basketball teams wontheir home games against Asia Pa-ciic International School on Dec. 3.Both boys varsity and junior varsityteams won 52-38 and 33-8, respec-tively. he junior varsity girls werealso victorious 21-12, while the var-sity girls lost 21-32.

he basketball teams have soar yielded positive results through-out the season. Both boys teams re-main undeeated or oicial KAIACgames, while the girls teams are con-tinuing to develop techniques or

the remainder o the season.“Instead o ocusing on ourlaws, we try to ocus on our accom-plishments,” said Lauren Kim (9), JVgirls basketball co-captain. “We indit best to remain optimistic becausethis is how we will be successul in

the remainder o the season.”hroughout the irst hal o the

season, the basketball teams worked

on teamwork and versatility. Dueto the inlux o many new playerson all teams, athletes tried to ostercooperation and increase teamworkduring and ater practices. he var-sity boys basketball team, especially,had to ocus extensively on team-work, because it aced the moststructural changes.

“We talk about making theright play, not just or one person,but or all players on the court,” saidim Munro, varsity boys basketballcoach. “In games, our team tries toopen up the concept o involving ev-erybody so all athletes have the pos-sibility o success. We want to suc-

ceed as a team, not as individuals.”eamwork requires players notonly to coordinate well in their orig-inal positions, but also take on vari-ous roles. In an attempt to improveits versatility, the varsity girls teamgave players opportunities to ex-

plore all positions, instead o ixingthem to speciic positions.

“We try to make everyone as

well-rounded as we can,” said Lau-ren Ahn (11), varsity girls basketballteam co-captain. “Every team hasdierent capabilities and strategies,so instead o assigning one ixed po-sition to each person, we are having[the players] practice dierent rolesso they can take on various respon-sibilities”

According to Kyle Bae (12), var-sity boys basketball team co-captain,in order to increase cooperationwithin teams and sharpen each play-er’s skills, hard work is essential.

“Our practices are as ast-pacedas the real games,” said Kyle Bae(12), varsity boys basketball team

co-captain. “We ocus heavily onconditioning during the irst parto our practices and then move onto our oensive and deensive plays.We also constantly try to increasecommunication both on and o thecourt.”

Riding his horse La Coste, Mason Min (10) grips onto the bridle to begin

his routine for the dressage competition. Mason placed first and second.

Photo courtesy of Mason Min


8/8

8 DECEMBER 2014SMALL TALK

Universally renowned for sending stu-

dents to prestigious colleges, Dangshin Inter-

national High School (DIHS) has always been

considered a community full of passionatestudent leaders and organizations. Because

of the school’s continued success, the Trans-

national Ministry of Education hired a team

of 752 representatives from different schools

worldwide to conduct research on these YIHS

student role models.

One of the most active service clubs

fighting to protect human rights for East

Lurian refugees, Love for East Luria (LEL) was

the first organization that drew the research

team’s attention. According to Joey Jacobs

(12), founder of LEL, the past four years as an

ardent member has been an unforgettable

experience.

“The best part of this club is that you

never actually meet any of the East Lurian ref-

ugees because honestly it’s a waste of time, ”

Joey said. “The core of the experience comes

from the bake sales. Although each member

is assigned to an after school bake sale shift

only once a semester for a maximum of ten

minutes, words fail to describe the virtualconnection that I feel in my heart when I force

my mom to bake cookies. It’s not about how

much money you make or how much time

you spend thinking about the rights of the

East Lurians. It’s all about that spark of zeal

running through your veins as you write “LEL”

on your Common Application.”

In addition to dedicated human rights

organizations such as LEL, the investiga-

tive team also took into consideration DIHS’

enriching international programs through

which students get an opportunity to trav-

el across the world to earn their community

service hours. Global initiatives such as the

National Organization for Disabled African

Peoples (NODAP) that allows for greater ex-

posure to different cultures each semester

were reported to have been the most popular

clubs especially among new students such as

Erisha Lukenam (9).

“NODAP is the answer for all students

interested in spending quality time abroad,”

said Erisha, who is also a dedicated member

of 37 other clubs. “It is a chance for me to ac-

tually experience what it is like to be a person

living under rough conditions as I interact

with disabled citizens stuck in destitution for

five to ten minutes. The only disadvantage

would be that the plane ride is only business

class and that the premium quality daily su-

shi that I pre-ordered from Hyatt Hotel comes

only twice a day, thereby forcing me to sur-

vive with the local food. Yuck!”

As such, the investigative team’s final re-

ports confirmed that these DIHS students are

genuinely successful because of their level of

compassion for the underprivileged. One can

only imagine the phenomenal changes that

these supposedly passionate adolescents

would bring to our society.

PHOTO OF THE MONTH

Service club members benet

from enriching activitiesFAUXNEWS

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B a s o n P a r k

SIS CreARTionsDo YENI-ed inspiration?

Column by Yeni Cho

Welcometo SIS CreARTions! Please wel-

come Joomin Chung (11), an aspiring artistcurrently taking AP Studio Art. As a member of

National Art Honor Society and a student who has tak-en art courses such as Studio Art I, Photography, and

is currently enrolled in AP 2D Design, she hasmade a mark in the SIS art community.

Please watch out for her work!

Untitled. 2014. Photography and Photoshop. 22x25 cm. Korea

“Art is all aboutperspective because it

is an open interpretation foreveryone and is difcult to judge.

In my photography, I like to use brightand vivid colors to leave an impact in theaudience’s minds. For this piece, I pho-tographed my friend Juwon Choi (11) todemonstrate a variety of emotions suchas condence, difdence and complexi-

ty. For this piece, I had to merge vedifferent layers of photos togeth-

er through Photoshop in or-der to show dynamic

movement.“

M E E T

J O O M I N

C H U N G

Photo by Hollis Hwang

Kallina Chin, choir director, gestures for the students to elongate their

vowels during warm ups. Dec. 4 was Ms. Chin’s first winter concert at SIS.

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