China’s #MeToo Movement
October 7, 2021 Paula Hsiao China’s online icon, Xianzi, also known by her real name, Zhou Xiaoxuan, first wrote about her experiences with sexual harassment in an online essay in 2018 with claims against…
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Valorant Champions Tour Stage 2: Berlin
September 28th, 2021 Written by Lawrence Huang & Raymond Tai Shortly after the conclusion of the Challenger Playoffs in 7 different regions around the world, Riot Games hosted their second global championship tournament in Berlin,…
COVID-19 Wreaks Havoc in India
Written by: Vincent Yang Date: May 19 In January and February of 2021, the number of daily cases in India rose from a whopping 90,000 a day to 20,000 a day. With this, India’s Prime…
Danger Is Closer Than We Think – Taroko Express Crash and Questioning Taiwan’s Safety Standards
Ruled By Cats – Tama the Stationmaster Cat
In the 1990s, Tama, a young calico cat, lived near Kishi Station in Japan. The stop was the final one out of 14 along the line that connected small villages to Wakayama City. The cat…
Demanding Answers – An Exploration of the Iguala Mass Kidnapping
Forty-three male students from Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers’ College were abducted from Iguala, Mexico on September 16, 2014. Allegedly, the local Cocula and Iguala police, in collusion with organized crime, took the students into custody….
Bong Joon-Ho Turns 51: A Retrospective on the “Parasite” Director’s Filmography
Bong Joon-Ho Turns 51: A Retrospective on the “Parasite” Director’s Filmography Written by William Yeh There may perhaps be no filmmaker as exciting today as Bong Joon-Ho, who celebrates his 51st birthday this past…
IB DP or I Be Crying
Allison Chen//13 October 2020 What is the IB DP? Believe it or not, the Class of 2022 has already survived one-eighth of IB classes as well as their complementary late nights and (hopefully not) tears….
“We Are Who We Are”: Director Luca Guadagnino’s Wanderlust Return to Coming-of-Age Desires is Lush, Lyrical, and Poignantly Poetic
Written by William Yeh There’s no scene that embodies the spirit of Luca Guadagnino’s “We Are Who We Are” as perfectly as in Episode Three, where two high schoolers lay on a bed, scrolling…
Ocean Acidification in the Modern Age
By Paula Hsiao The Industrial Revolution has brought on more than just rising global temperatures, melting ice caps, and the normalization of environmental degradation. A less commonly discussed effect of the increased amounts of carbon…
Digital Days and COVID-19
By Allison Chen What is COVID-19? Originated in Wuhan, China, COVID-19 was discovered during December of 2019. As of May 3rd of this year, more than 3.4 million people have been affected and more than…
Varsity Girls Basketball Midseason Update 2019-2020
By Paula Hsiao Headed into winter break, the KAS varsity girls basketball team currently sits with a 1-1 record in the TISSA season. After winning the season opener, the girls found themselves at home, faced…