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Aria Tahilramani February 7, 2024 Ever since Indian characters have been featured in Hollywood mainstream T.V. shows and movies, they...

An Lee January 21, 2024 On the 7th of October 2023, hundreds of members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented...

James Elllis November 9, 2022 Why don't we know about other wars?

Erika Hornmark and Katherine Ashley Chen November 6, 2022 Mass media has served as a consistent check on government, serving as the...

James Ellis November 2, 2022 Liz Truss resigned as prime minister on October 20, 2022. Her resignation followed only forty-five days in...

Katherine Ashley Chen November 2, 2022 In today’s world, the word “democratic” has evolved into an inherently positive abstraction, a...

Katherine Ashley Chen October 30, 2022 What are midterms? The mention of US elections might conjure up images of the presidential...

Katherine Ashley Chen October 14, 2022 At the fundamental level, democracy is a system in which power belongs somewhat equally to the...

Erika Hornmark September 4, 2022 While technology has undoubtedly been a helpful tool for individuals' daily tasks, governments worldwide...

Dante Dorr September 2, 2022 Since 1995, the media has perpetuated the term “superpredators” to refer to juvenile offenders who...

Katherine Ashley Chen April 10, 2022 COVID-19 Effects on American Economy At the end of 2019, word began to spread about a novel...

Dante Dorr March 9, 2022 In response to the economic recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the German administration spearheaded a...

Erika Hornmark January 9, 2022 Justice Stephen Breyer was sworn into the Supreme Court in 1957. Now 83-years-old, liberal activists are...

Katherine Ashley Chen January 3, 2022 (Originally written in October 2021) Executive orders are written and signed instructions that a...

Katherine Ashley Chen and Sanaya Parekh January 3, 2022 [No return address] Hong Kong International School High School Division 1 Red...

Katherine Ashley Chen December 16, 2021 Semiconductor factors The semiconductor-making process involves giant factories, dust-free rooms,...

Chelsesa Hwang Nov 25, 2021 Meta’s new app, Instagram Kids, is making headlines as they unveiled their novel social media app for kids....

Katherine Ashley Chen October 12, 2021 US elections are not free or fair—socioeconomic factors and election procedures vastly hinder the...

Katherine Ashley Chen October 12, 2021 In January 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic....

Dante Dorr and Katherine Ashley Chen September 25, 2021 “A Diamond is Forever”: the ad catchphrase from DeBeers that turned diamonds into...

Sarah Park and Katherine Ashley Chen May 18, 2021 Carrying pepper spray. Using Life360. Pretending to be on the phone. Avoiding certain...

Carolina Wen May 18, 2021 On March 7, the interview of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry by Oprah Winfrey was televised to great...

Katherine Ashley Chen and Sarah Park Feb 28, 2021 Former lovers Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have been wrapped in a seemingly perpetual...

Katherine Ashley Chen Feb 24, 2021 On January 6th, an armed, angry mob descended upon Capitol Hill, clashing against the police in an...

Katherine Ashley Chen November 26, 2020 Signs of despair permeated Joe Biden supporters as ballots were counted and publications arrived...

Carolina Wen and Chelsea Hwang Nov 15, 2020 The new school policy on club leadership has left many students confused and conflicted. The...

Ina Cho August 9, 2020 By now, everyone is fully aware of the global pandemic that has altered the dynamic of the world. Since it first...

Eshaan Chaurasia May 16, 2020 It goes without saying that assessing student understanding in an online environment poses many challenges...

Chloe Tse April 14, 2020 When COVID-19 initially affected Hong Kong, many wealthy expats who had the means to travel escaped to the...

April 8, 2020 With ExCo elections on the horizon, Junto asked the candidates for each position to tell us about how they would respond to...

April 8, 2020 With ExCo elections on the horizon, Junto asked the candidates for each position to tell us about how they would respond to...

April 8, 2020 Junto asked this year's Public Relations candidates, Mika Kobayashi (10) and Kristen Yee (11), about both their general...

April 8, 2020 With ExCo elections on the horizon, Junto asked the candidates for each position to tell us about how they would respond to...

April 8, 2020 With the ExCo elections looming on the horizon, Junto interviewed this year's Service candidates to learn about their plans...

April 8, 2020 Junto asked this year's Athletics candidate, Madeline Smith (11), about her upcoming plans for next year and her ideas on...

Jaeryung Park January 9, 2020 During the short transition time between classes, most students visit the Dragon Shop and get a piece of...

Eshaan Chaurasia January 8, 2020 With the slew of violent protests having no end in sight, it is natural to look to teachers for...

Katherine Ashley Chen January 9, 2020 At school, it often feels as if teachers hold all the power. They establish the lesson plan, assign...

Henrietta Ko November 22, 2019 Along the fringes of Hong Kong’s bustling metropolis lies an abandoned village. Though uninhabited by Hong...

Brandon Chang November 8, 2019 I watched from behind the sea of reporters aiming their cameras at the Tsim Sha Tsui police station as a...

Yoonjung Choi September 18, 2019 In light of Senate elections last Friday, HKIS welcomes our new Class of 2023 officers: Darcy Lin...

Rysa Tahilramani Jan 1, 2019 With over 100 users a day and 18,500 books, HKIS’s HS library is one of the most sought out places at...

Junto Editorial Board November 19, 2016 The HS Senate has written an open letter to Head of School Dr. Alan Runge addressing recent...

Amanda Liang October 16, 2016 In the beginning of October, the Senate implemented a dual spirit week competition system, by holding one...