May 2010

“Kate Moss”
“KateMoss”
By Angela,
By
Angela,ISB
ISB
References:
About Unit-E
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University Interview
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Juggling with University Offers:
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Eye Candy
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Taylor Momsen
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Into the Deep
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Student’s Opinion
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Water in Our Food
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Food Coverpage
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Julie & Julia
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May 2010 Issue 1
Editor-In-Chief
Amelia Zhang
Ernest Li
Column Editors
Academics Helen Leung
Fashion: Jalynne Gao
Food: Elizabeth Wu
Music: Dan Zhang
Service: Amelia Zhang
Student’s Opinion: Helen Leung
Writers
Amy Wan
Andrew Li
Clara Leung
Elizabeth Wu
Fernando Segré
Helen Leung
Ji Hye Yeom
Keith Kwek
May Tsai
Pauline You
Table of
Contents
Service
About Unit-E
Service Opportunities
Academics
Gap Year
Applying through
YouTube
University Interview
University Offers
6
9
Advertisement Team
10
Format and Design
14
16
19
Kevin Mao
Amelia Zhang
Amy Wan
Ernest Li
Matilda Lee
Service
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Fashion
Spring/Summer
Trend Review
“Into The Deep”
Fashion Blogging
28
29
31
Music
Pg.16
Operation Bojinka 32
The Pretty Reckless 34
Student’s
Opinion
Trapped In the
System
36
War.
What is it to us?
Water In Our Food
38
41
Food
Julie & Julia
Recipie of the
Month
45
Pg.34
Pg.32
47
Pictorial
Pg.10
Green Global
Issues Day
48
Earth Day
49
BEIMUN
50
Scholar’s Cup
51
Art Exhibition
52
United Prom
53
Service
Our Inspiration:
826 Valencia
It started off just as an idea- 8 years
ago, inspired by the educators around him,
Dave Eggers along with a group of writer
and educator friends decided to give back
to the schools through their talents and
hence started 826 Valencia. “The original
idea was that, clearly, there is a need to
support students,” says Leigh Lehman, 826
Valencia’s executive director, “Dave and
Ninive had lots of talented friends with
time on their hands. They wanted to bridge
those two worlds.”
826 Valencia started off simply as
an after school free tutoring center, in the
mornings the writers would work on their
articles, novels…However at when 2:00
school finishes, the place transformed,
children started pouring in and the
volunteers set aside their work and started
their one to one tutoring. However what
makes it so unique and thriving is
that 826 Valencia operates
with
immense
youthful and creative
energy, it “combines
learning and fun, it is
a place where many
a young person
realizes,
perhaps
for the first time,
that writing can be
exciting.”
826 Valencia
staff attributes their
success to that they
“believe the proof is
in the pudding, 826
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programs almost always end with a finished
product, such as a newspaper, a book, or a
film. This teaching model, known as projectbased learning, encourages students to
collaborate and to make creative decisions,
and gives them ownership over the
learning process. Working toward a goal,
our students are inspired to revise until their
work is perfect. They leave with new skills
and a newfound passion for writing. And
then they come back. Each 826 chapter is
a warm, welcoming place where students
can get things done. Maybe they’ll produce
a chapter book.
Maybe they’ll make
a movie, or polish a college-application
essay. We offer all of our services for free
serving families who could not otherwise
afford the level of personalized instruction
their children receive from 826.”
How We Operate
Unit-E is divided into three
different sectors, a magazine sector,
finance sector and service sector; we are
entirely dependent on advertising. Every
month the magazine sector writes and
formats articles about fashion, music, food,
student’s opinions, academics and service.
They are the people in charge of
whipping out this creative
compilation
of
ideas
and talent. The finance
sector
than
solicits
advertisements to make
the publishing of this
magazine possible, the
extra profit generated
from the advertising
will go 100% to the
financing of our service
program. Finally the
service section, carries
out our projects to make
the whole organization
meaningful.
Service
Our Aims
As a group of 15-18 year old teens,
in the similar spirit of 826 Valencia we wish
to combine our creative talents and give
back to the society we live in. Our magazine
not only is a melting pot of creativity,
innovation, talent, and skill of international
students, but it is also a platform we wish to
establish to reach into the local community
and empower their children and youth to
develop a passion for writing and equip
them with tools of expression. Simply put,
we wish to achieve this through generating
a profit from the magazine which will
go 100% towards establishing a program
similar to 826 Valencia, for children in our
local community who need access to
quality education.
Our Current Project
Our current project is building a
library in HuBei province SongZi city BaBao
village (湖北省松滋市八宝县). In a similar
fashion to Valencia, we wish to provide the
children/youth a friendly and welcoming
space where the children/youth can get
necessary help for their homework, as well
as participate in extracurricular activities,
or simply to read books. We wish to raise
35,000 RMB before July 11th 2010, as we
will be organizing a free two week long
summer camp program whilst building
the library, we plan to finish renovating it
before September of 2010, so that we can
provide homework support to the children/
youth. The summer program will consist
of volunteers (contact Unit-E service
to sign up).teaching children English
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Service
speaking, writing skills, and the creative
arts. The summer program is particularly
important as we wish the local children
to feel ownership over the library, as well
as associate it with fun and creativity, by
doing so d finish their homework. Through
implementing these programs, we wish
to provide with them a platform to train
themselves as life long learners as well as
a broaden their perspective of the world.
By equipping them with tools of expression
they will no longer be afraid to aspire to
achieve greater things.
Amelia Zhang(BWYA) &
Ernest Li (BWYA)
Want to be a
Unit-E Writer?
Interested in joining the unit-e team? Feel like you have the talent
to contribute in any of the service, magazine, finance section? Think
you have an outstanding article your dying to get published? Email us at
[email protected]! Positions for reporting, writing, photography, marketing,
formatting, organizing…all are open!
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Service
Service Opportunities
The Unit-E Magazine is organizing service opportunities monthly for all readers
to participate! As this is the first issue of our magazine, we will only be organizing one
event- a trip to the Ren Ai Orphanage. Ren Ai Orphanage is situated in Ma Quan Ying
Village, holding around 40 children. Trips to Ren Ai will be organized monthly (possibly
bi-monthly in the future), we welcome all readers to participate, and encourage those
who join us on the trips to make commitment to future ones, as we wish to provide a
sense of stability for the children, and create lasting bonds with them.
Time: May 18th (Sunday), from 2:00-4:00 p.m
Location:XiangJiang North Rd, MaQuan Village RenAi Orphanage, ChaoYang District (朝阳区香江北路马泉营村仁爱孤儿院)
Transportation: There will be a bus leaving from Wang Jing Plaza(望京大厦) at 1:30pm,
and will return by 4:30. The round trip fee will be 15 RMB.
Participants: 20 volunteers (ages 15+)
If you have more questions, or would like to sign up, please contact us through [email protected].
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Academics
Gap Year...
So Far
Until now, my gap year from
Stanford has been everything but
extraordinary. I spent the first few
months as a volunteer in Sichuan for
QianQiu Reading Group, several more in
Guangzhou as an auditing student at a
local university, and now back in Beijing.
Yet through these successive ordinary
events, I have not only had the chance
to volunteer in Sichuan, but have also
grown in both spirit and character in
ways unimaginable to me before the
year began.
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Events leading to the decision
The notion of taking a gap year
arose during the summer preceding
my senior year, when I volunteered in
Sichuan on two short trips. I had little
time to interact with the locals so I
wished to return for an extended period
of time. Another reason is that I felt
unprepared to spread Chinese culture to
my future classmates at Stanford. While
the IB equipped me in numerous ways,
I had only read a few Chinese classics,
Academics
but my time in five provinces, whether
long or short, has allowed me to take
in some of the most breathtaking yet
secretive sceneries in China. While most
people know of Jiuzhaigou(九寨沟), few
have heard of Songpinggou(松坪沟) in
What I‘ve learned
the northwest of Mao County. Arriving
From what I know, over 25 there takes four hours from the county
admitted students at Stanford last town along precipitous cliffs to reveal
year decided to take a gap year. Some green rivers, ancient forests, and a lake
that turns red when
are dedicating
sun comes out. It
their
entire
one of the best things of the
will transfer you into
year to one
the year is that it allows you an idyllic painting.
thing,
like
to make mistakes and learn Another would be
volunteering,
the Virgin Spring(处
from them on your own
interning,
女泉)in Heyang (合
or
traveling,
阳),where ancient springs are enclosed by
while others are doing a combination reeds and hidden right beside the Yellow
of all of them at the same time, like River. This is where the famous scenes of
me. The following are some of my “Guanju” (《关雎》) of The Book of Songs
took place. I can savor these scenes for
gains so far.
months.
and had yet to experience Southern
China’s culture firsthand. Along with
the encouragement of my parents and
teachers, the decision was set.
“
”
Deeper Sense of Gratitude
It is a cliché to say: “we are
fortunate,” but such a feeling was imbued
in me in Sichuan. The kids I interacted
with in the isolated villages not only
craved books, which I got sick of at times,
but longed for a peaceful academic
environment, one without disasters.
Unfortunately, even now, aftershocks
are disrupting their lives. They would do
anything to have the most basic things
to us: an unbroken family, a safe shelter,
and a school to attend. While we were
building five libraries there, they were
teaching us a lesson about determination
and resolve. After hearing their stories,
my appreciation was translated into
motivation: motivation to study, to
overcome obstacles, and to help those in
need.
A Feast for the Eyes
I have yet to travel for travel’s sake,
Cultural Experiences
Having lived in Beijing for most of
my life, I was surprised at the distinctions
in culture among different regions. For
example, in Chengdu, the people there
seemed substantially more relaxed than us
in the North. Many of them were content
with a simple lifestyle. In Guangzhou
however, the business mentality and
atmosphere took me by surprise. This
may be because Guangzhou has been a
leading Chinese port for several centuries,
exposing it to foreign cultures and
ideas. The restaurants and shops were
comparatively more professional than
similar ones in Beijing, and the students I
spoke to highly valued entrepreneurship.
I read such descriptions in books but in
no way did they communicate to me the
details of these differences.
A Mature Perspective
My
perspective
has
changed
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for many things, one
of
which
is
attending
university. Having had time to listen in
on classes and interact with Chinese
students for months, what is clear is that
the primary factor deciding my future
is the efforts I put in. Stanford will only
provide me with a higher platform, but it
is up to me to reach higher. This wake-
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up call has helped me to avoid the traps
of contentment, driving me to challenge
myself further.
The truth is, taking a gap year is a
luxury, one that some may never have in
their lives. The ‘opportunity cost’ is whigh
enough to get the planner’s attention
to think through it prudently. Planning
a perfect gap year is not easy, there are
several decisions I would take back had
I the chance to go back in time. But one
of the best things of the year is that it
allows you to make mistakes and learn
from them on your own. So if you would
like to do some meaningful things and
give yourself a rest, give it some serious
thought. It will definitely change you, for
life.
Andrew Li, BWYA Graduate
Academics
Considering
GAP YEAR?
Maybe you are considering
taking a gap year. It so, taking some
time to consider the following
questions will assist you in organizing
your options.
What is the purpose of
your gap year?
It could be volunteering
to build schools, working in an
internship, researching the causes
of draughts, travelling around
the world, or any combination of
the above. Think about “In what
areas do I want to improve in?”
of “How do you want to change
communities?”
Who do you want to
spend the year with?
This is a weird question
that should get you thinking.It
is asking, “Do you want time to
delve into your own interests? Or
developing valuable relationships?
Or develop a particular social skill
like teamwork?”
Once you can answer these
questions, writing a priority list will help
you in determining the ime allocated
to each event. Once you get approval
from your guardians, you are ready to
go.
Andrew Li, BWYA
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YouTube Taking Over
University Applications?
Students applying for a US university are being encouraged to submit one-minute
video applications via free video-sharing site YouTube
Not only do students have to
contend with written applications for
university, they now have to show off
their flair for short films.
The admissions officers at Tufts University,
near Boston, have adopted the videosharing site YouTube as an additional tool
in selecting this year’s entrants.
They
range
from
musical
performances to staged dramas, but
the video that has attracted the most
attention so far is Amelia Downs’ mathsinspired dance.
With over 50,000 YouTube views
so far, the playground-based dance is
definitely at the more surreal end of the
applications.
Out of 15,000 applications so far,
over 1,000 videos have been submitted
as an optional part of the process.
Undergraduate Admissions Office
Lee Coffin believes it’s just another way
for universities to get to know applicants:
“At heart, this is all about a conversation
between a kid and an admissions officer”
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he told the New York Times.
“You see their floppy hair and
their messy bedrooms, and you get a
sense of who they are. We have a lot of
information about applicants, but the
videos let them share their voice.”
Joe Crowther
(Courtesy of Metro UK)
Academics
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University
Interview
Featuring: University of British Columbia
A perfect university should be one that makes you feel at home, one that allows
you to discover knowledge, passions and talents that you never knew you had. But
how do you know? Browsing through websites and brochures can help you get a
general idea of the university, but you only start to discover its true spirit when you
talk to people and ask questions. This guide is the first step in learning more. It also
digs deeper for insider tips with a UBC Senior Recruiter, as well as a current student.
We hope this will inspire you to seek further, and in the many featured universities to
come in the College section, to eventually find your perfect match.
UBC Advisor & Recruiter
Sven
Clarke
UBC Advisor &
Recruiter
Out of all the choices, why should
students choose UBC?
There are few places in the world
which offer a bigger experience than
UBC – it’s where you can find a world
class education in an internationally
diverse academic community, combined
with virtually unlimited academic and
individual opportunities, and with a
choice of unique campus settings.
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What does UBC look for in
applicants? Any insider tips?
First, get good grades.
It is
important to do well in your high
school classes – not just for university
studies, but also for your own future.
Second, we want to learn how you’ve
used
opportunities
outside
your
classroom – including volunteering or
demonstrating leadership skills. Broaden
your experiences, make your own stamp
– because this is what UBC is all about!
Can you briefly explain the
scholarship programs applicable
to international students in
Beijing?
Students
entering
UBC
with particularly strong grades are
automatically considered for a President’s
Entrance scholarship. This is a small
amount ($500), but carries prestige for
a first-year student.
Major financial
Academics
awards are available to students who
demonstrate outstanding academic
achievement, leadership potential and
financial need. If you think you might
be a candidate, speak to your school
counsellor. Some Canadian government
scholarships, though limited, are also
offered.
International students can also
work in Canada during their studies,
although it won’t be enough to completely
pay for tuition and living costs. Many
students work on-campus, or apply for a
work permit to work off campus. Once
you graduate, you’re eligible to live and
work in Canada for up to three years.
Are there any special benefits or
credits for IB students?
UBC accepts students from a vast
range of international curricula who do
very well at UBC. Because of the strength
of the IB curriculum, IB students are
among the most successful students at
UBC, and many IB courses are considered
for advanced university credit (exemption
from some first-years courses). We also
offer advanced credit for AP, A levels and
other curricula as well.
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UBC Student Profile
Marie Shin
19 Years Old
UBC Student
Sauder School of Business
Bachelor of Commerce
Pleased with her life, seeking
for opportunities to make her
life even more interesting
Why we’re proud of her
She got into UBC with several
scholarships, and was one of the 5%
among 7,000 applicants who were
granted direct entry into Sauder School
of Business.
Student Involvement
She’s an intern writer for the
Vancouver Korean Press and the program
director for UBC’s Korean Students’
Radiocast.
Picking courses
Students with the highest grade
gets to pick their majors first, so study
hard! Popular majors include Accounting,
Finance, and Marketing.
UBC Insider and Survival Tips
1. Sign up for clubs! They’ll not only
help you adjust yourself from academic
studies, but also to make new friends.
2. Attend as many events as you can.
You’ll make new friends and meet people
from upper grades that may help you out
with your school life.
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3. Sign up for Peer Programs and be a
mentee!
4. If you live in the dorm, get to know your
Residence Advisor (RA). They’ll guide you
with your dorm life.
Why Vancouver rocks
It’s quiet and the weather is nice.
The sun doesn’t go down till 10pm!
Why Vancouver does not rock:
The city is currently in debt due to
the Winter Olympics. A 7% of Harmonized
Sales Tax(HST) will be placed on all goods
and services starting from July 2010.
Why UBC is life-changing
In high school, students worry
about grades, exams, and getting into a
university. But when you’re in university,
it’s the last stop before entering the “real
world”. It really gets you thinking about
life – your identity, potential, future... You
can draw a realistic plan for the future
and begin thinking like an “adult”.
Helen Leung, YCIS
Academics
Juggling
with
university
offers
I envy those who know exactly
what they want to study in university.
Chemical engineering, aerodynamic
engineering,
computer
science,
professional accountancy, linguistic…
How did everyone suddenly decide
which field to specialize in? How did they
gain the sufficient knowledge to know
that their chosen field is their passion, or
will be their passion for the many years to
come?
Instead, I’m the sort of person
that wants to “keep my options open.” In
reality, I am uncertain about what I want
to study, and therefore, I played “safe” by
applying to universities in three different
continents. I applied for Business and
Economics in the UK, Law in Hong Kong,
and a general Arts/Social Sciences degree
in Canada.
When I first entered Year 13 (grade
12), I knew that applying to the universities
is the first step. I patiently navigated
hundreds of university websites, weighed
the different courses, emailed universities
asking questions, crafted college essays,
and ensured that I applied according to
the dream-match-safe schools formula…
Once the applications were sent, I would
feel a sense of achievement, knowing
that I have tried my best in presenting
all my accomplishments in the general
applications. Little did I know, the process
of applying for universities has only just
begun.
The waiting was nerve-racking.
Ever since I started applying to universities,
I formulated a new daily routine – check
my e-mail or log onto various sites to
track my application progress. For weeks,
words like “pending” and “application
submitted” disappointed me. News of
“XYZ getting into XYZ university” became
more and more frequent, and while I
congratulated them sincerely, I became
more anxious. My friends always told me
that my offers would come…and when
they finally did, I jumped for joy! It was
the feeling of seeing your own teammate
scores the first soccer goal, but of course
even better. Even though the success of
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the application might be a joint effort
with my university guidance counselor,
with my various teachers who wrote
recommendation letters, or a part-effort
with my best friend who stayed up late to
edit my college essay- at that moment,
it felt like I was on top of the world! My
investments for the past seventeen years
have finally paid off, and the sense of
achievement was tremendous. But after a
while, I discovered yet another problem.
Having enjoyed growing up
in an international school in Beijing,
I hope to continue my studies in an
international community. Although all
universities claim to have a very vibrant
and dynamic international environment
with students coming from all over the
world, it is difficult to truly experience
their community simply by reviewing
university brochures and videos of happy
faces and praising comments.
The problem with having too
many options.
The campus community is
also associated with each particular
country’s lifestyle. Do I want to
explore a new country
such as the UK or
Canada, or do I
want to return
home to Hong
Kong?
As
a
third-culture kid in
Beijing, I fear that I
will struggle to adapt to
both the western culture
abroad, and the Asian
Cantonese culture
in Hong Kong.
Choosing which universities to
apply to is stressful, but the “real deal”
comes after. I could apply for a university
but not accept their offer, but if I do
accept the offer, then that would be it!
That would be my pathway for the next
three or four years. It would influence my
career, and possibly my entire life!
I want to make the correct decision
by weighing numerous crucial factors,
but I have to admit that I see myself, and
much of my friends, falling into the trap
by over-emphasizing on factors such as
world rankings. Take costs as an example,
I have received an admission scholarship
of $7000 from the University of Toronto,
but how significant would this be in
persuading me to study in Canada when
the tuition fee is approximately $24,000?
On the other hand, the tuition fee to study
in Hong Kong is only $ 5,500 for me as
a HK citizen (approximately $13,000 for
international students). This means that a
3 or 4 year bachelor degree in Hong Kong
will equate to only one year in Canada,
excluding living costs. Surely, I must take
costs into account - especially when I
will suffer from the living guilt that
the money will come straight out of
my parent’s pocket.
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Ultimately,
it also comes down
to what I would like
to study. While North
American
Academics
universities offer flexibility with Arts and
Social Sciences degree, UK and Hong
Kong programmes allow me to jump
start into a more specialized route. The
latter may be more attractive to some,
especially amongst Asian students, who
tend to have the mindset and pressure
of narrowing their studies to a profession
that will lead them towards a more
promising career.
Of course, to eventually accept a
university offer also means that we must
satisfy the conditions that universities
set along with the offer. I am
able to enjoy the luxury
of an “unconditional”
offer
in
North
America simply by
maintaining
my
current standing in
school. However, I
must meet the conditions
and achieve a certain mark
for my IB Diploma before
my
conditional
offers
are secured in the UK or
Hong Kong. There is really
no purpose to consider
studying law in the Chinese
University of Hong Kong
(CUHK) if I cannot meet the
requirement of receiving 40
points for my IB diploma.
Meanwhile, I might just as
well focus on my current
studies!
This may be my
excuse to
delay my decision making, but choosing
the right university is a huge deal. I will
have to wish myself luck for the coming
few months, and find comfort in knowing
that perhaps I am not the only teenager
going through the struggle of dealing
with so many university options.
One thing I do know - regardless
of which university people attend, they
always claim their own university as the
best anyway!
Clara Leung, YCIS
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Service
FASHION
Fashion
two takes on fashion blogging
Whether you have been stalking
fashion blogs for a while now, or are
new to the world of fashion blogging,
here are two amazing blogs that just
about anyone can enjoy.
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Fashion Toast
Fashion Toast [www.fashiontoast.
com] is a personal style fashion blog
created by Rumi Neely. Neely takes
readers on a break from the avant-garde
fashion on the runways and displays
her laid back Southern Californian style.
Fashion Toast features Neely’s day-today style, with the occasional mixture of
photos from magazines and the internet
that she finds inspirational. From sky
rocketing platforms to hippie headbands,
Neely always delightfully surprises the
readers with unexpected combination of
clothing. The popularity of Fashion Toast
helped Neely gain invitations to numerous
important fashion events such as the New
York Fashion Week. In addition, she has
been featured in numerous photo shoots
for fashion magazines and clothing
Fashion
labels, just recently she was featured in
the exclusive RVCA campaign for the
Fall 2009 Lookbook. Not surprisingly
Neely also owns a store on ebay where
she auctions off one of a kind vintage
clothing that she has hunted down in
vintage stores
(see www.stores.ebay.com/
treasurechestvintage for more)
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Fashion
The Sartorialist
The
Sartorialist
[www.
thesartorialist.blogspot.com] is a street
fashion photography blog created by
Scott Schumann, a photographer who
first started taking photographs of
those on the street of New York City.
Schuman‘s photographs capture not
only fashion, but inspiration. The blog
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Fashion
features fashion and people from all
around the world; from those right in
the center of the fashion industry, to
random passer-bys that makes people do
a double-take… in a good way. Schuman
describes his philosophy as trying to
echo how fashion designers look at what
they saw in the street, he says”I thought I
could shoot people on the street the way
designers looked at people, and get and
give inspiration to lots of people in the
process. My only strategy when I began
The Sartorialist was to try and shoot
style in a way that I knew most designers
hunted for inspiration.”
After skimming through these
blogs only once, I became addicted
and found myself book-marking the
webpages and clicking on the links at
least once a day. Though Neely and
Schuman are on the two opposite poles
of fashion, their distinct perspectives
never fails to inspire me, and fuel my
passion for fashion.
Amy Wan, BWYA
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Fashion
2010 Spring/Summer
Trend Review
For all us fashion gurus, this season’s trends has been an outrageous mixture
of extremities, from the bold geometric prints of Versace, to Donna Karan’s minimalist
draping… the designers have combined the best of two worlds, and supersized our
playground for mixing and matching. In this article Pauline You will give us a tour
on three of the hottest trends of this season.
SOFT & CLEAN
This spring, color and texture is where
soft and clean should be found. To give a calm
and at-east feel, layer and drape with materials
such as cashmere, jersey and silk that flow
along your curves and give you that feeling of
spring like never before. It’ll bring an attractive
yet feminine effect to your look this season.
PRINTS & PATTERN
Welcome
digital
design
and
technology on clothes. The most famous
designers in the world now bring out
patterns that were once unthinkable in the
past. Hand painted, stamped, silk-screened,
and covered with tribal motifs materials are
in for the spring to bring a bold and confident
statement.
MILITARY & SAFARI
To look exotic yet sophisticated, the
military look is in. Bringing on the secure
side of a women, dressing in a more global
and hobo look with a sharp edginess has
taken off this spring. The structured jackets
and uniform-influenced dressing was seen
in many of the runways of this season.
Pauline You, IAB
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Fashion
“Into
The
Deep”
Two parallel stars tattooed on
each arm and a crisp cropped bob
matched with a subtle jersey dressBeijing based designer Vega has a
strong sense of personality and a fierce
sense of style.
Through hard work, raw talent,
and a passion for fashion, the LiaoNing
designer has attended the most
prestigious Central Saint Martins(CSM)
College of Art and Design. Furthermore
she has presented her depute collection
‘Into the Deep’ at the CSM College
Press Show, worked with the fashion
legend Alexander McQueen and was
even offered a position in Hussein
Chalayan. Wang’s future in the UK
seemed promising, and held exciting
opportunities.
However unlike most Chinese
students from CSM, Wang decided to
move back to China after graduation to
pursuit her lifelong dream- owning her
own fashion house. “China needs me,
it’s a fresh market that’s full of potential”
Vega says; but most importantly,
China is her home. Not so long ago,
she founded the brand SFORZANDO
(located in Xia men); and by now,
she has already presented her 2nd
collection 09-10 A/W, poetically named
“Loneliness Stays Forever”.
Vega has no interest in fashion
magazines and refuses to conform to
commercialized fashion; she feels that
her designs should reflect who she really
is. A lot of Wang’s garments are inspired
by the color black, with her signature
style of structured and detailed tailoring.
Her sophisticated style and sense of
taste has not only attracted countless
teenage girls in Beijing, but has also
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Fashion
gained the attention from famous
celebrities. Without doubt, Vega is
moving closer and closer to success.
As most people know, the
fashion industry is a pressurized and
selective industry. Using Heidi Klum’s
words, “one day you’re in, and the next
day you’re out”. Yet understanding
this, Vega is still unwilling to
surrender to her dreams- her two
tattoos symbolizing happiness and
stability motivate her and provides
her with constant passion for design
in the face of hardship. There is no
doubt that with her determination,
hitting Bryant Park will just be the
matter of time.
Jalynne Gao, YCIS
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MUSIC
Operation Bojinka 32
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Little J
Music
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Oper nKa
Boji
Music is often said to be a
universal conduit for communication,
and indeed it has proved itself so, over
and over again. Music in China has been
of no exception.
Beijing’s music scene has been
developing rapidly, with bands springing up all over the city and new pioneer
sounds emerging from the fusion of west
with east. In international schools around
Beijing, this phenomenon has been no
different. The recent Rev Fest charity
concert event, which embeds a battleo f the-bands-type competition, showcased the
musical talents of
nine international
school bands. All
of the bands
gave
stellar
performances, and the
event was a
massive success,
with
over 400 students
from
a wide range
of schools in
attendance.
However,
there had to
be a winner,
and in this
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case, it was Operation Bojinka of the International School of Beijing that stood
out as the top guns of the night.
Operation Bojinka fuses rock and
hard rock with a shot of grunge and an
extra shimmering twist, featuring Ryan
McCloskey on vocals, Wesley Kwok and
Cullen Chen on guitar, Zachary Kwok
on bass, and Dan Zhang behind the
drums. The members’ diverse musical
Music
backgrounds, ranging from acoustic to
electro to thrash metal, come together
to form an amalgam of topnotch skill,
blazing yet intricate performance, and
strong musicality that projects in both
their covers as well as their original
works. With the help of the Global Student
Organization - Beijing, Operation Bojinka
has been steadily climbing the ranks in
the local scene. The band has enjoyed
strong support from both the local and
the foreign audience, taking first place
in the recent Rev Fest charity band
competition and earning a recording
deal at BTV’s studio in the process, while
also playing shows at various well-known
local venues including Yugong Yishan
and MAO Livehouse. GSA co-founder
Aki Wan describes Operation Bojinka’s
hybrid sound as “new and fresh”, bringing
a unique blend of styles to the Beijing
stage.
More of Operation Bojinka can be
found at www.wix.com/operationbojinka/
home (english interface) or www.
myspace.cn/operationbojinka (chinese
interface). Show information will be
available on both sites.
For booking/information: 13501343130
(Dan)
Dan Zhang, ISB
The band is confident that their
perspecrive on music and dedication to
their tasks will lead them well on the path
towards musical success.
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Music
An Insight Into
Taylor Momsen’s
Band “The Pretty
Reckless”
Taylor Momsen. You may be
quick to judge that her last name is odd,
and link it to someone’s “mom” (cue
the “your mom” jokes here);
yet, this girl who plays Jenny
Humphrey, the humble girl
turned upper-east-sider on
CW’s Gossip Girl is a blazing light just waiting to be
discovered. She may not
be the queen of all music
just yet, but she certainly is
moving up along the path.
In television, little “J”,
as many Gossip Girl watchers might know her as
an inspired fashion designer, with her own
edgy look of counterculture and grunge-
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Music
esque attire and defined eye makeup. But
what most people don’t know about her
is her band! Yes, she has a band, and
the music is not just a self-feature –
The Pretty Reckless are the real deal,
with Taylor in the lead and three
other guys in support who provide
an exceptionally nice backdrop for
Momsen. Dressed in lacy outfits,
combat-ready boots and wearing a gold necklace or two, with
her hair moving in sync to the
beat of the music, this girl is
no regular blonde. She may
only be sixteen, but her
amazingly mature voice
in a slightly psychedelic,
h e av y- m e t a l - m e e t s hardcore
ensemble
makes the experience
as epic as it can get.
The most important element, the
music, is far from the
usual punky rebellious-girl drivel that
floods the channels
nowadays.
The
rapid mix of powerful chords form
a strong complement to her strong
vocal performance,
which
provides a unique touch to their blend
of heavier music styles. And at the risk
of giving Momsen a bit more credit than
she deserves, her writing style for The
Pretty Reckless is pretty amazing, especially in contrast to the TV personality that we all know. Make
Me Wanna Die, one of her initial
demos, opens with a fuzzy instrumental before progressing to
a steady kick beat under symphonic metal string synths
and heavy guitar chords that are reminiscent of Rammstein; a final transformation into a slower, heavy
alternative blend that features
Taylor’s dark vocals forms the
rest of this interesting gem.
The Pretty Reckless defies the stereotypes placed
upon Taylor, partially due
to gender and partially
due to her role in popular TV. The strong contrast between her two
identities causes some
to shrink away, terming
the music as unnatural
and out of their comfort zone. As unusual as
it may be, Taylor’s sound
is undeniably mature and
her songwriting is definitely strong. The girl still has
a long way to go to make
it in the music industry,
but she has a confident
attitude that projects
in all her music. The
Pretty Reckless have
a wicked, cherry-red
hardcore sound that is developing strongly – definitely
worth keeping an eye on.
The Pretty Reckless will be playing the Vans Warped tour this
summer, along numerous other
groups including well-known
mainstream rock band We The
Kings and punk group Sum 41.
Elizabeth Wu, BWYA
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STUDENT’S
Student’s Opinion
OPINION
Trapped in the System
the true story of a migrant children’s education
“Is this a school?” remarked the
dumbfounded students as we entered
a migrant school. Confronted with the
reality of its brutal condition, I too found
myself tongue-tied. Even today, the vivid
scenes play back in my mind– dilapidated
buildings,
reeking
smells,
packed
classrooms, the innocent children… With
such a thought-provoking experience, I
was compelled to untangle the intractable
plights that these migrant children are in.
Since the 1980s, the “floating
population” of migrant workers in
China left the rural areas and flocked
into numerous cities, such as Beijing, in
search of a better life. Approximately 140
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million rural migrant workers are now
working in cities, where their average
incomes are more than three times
those of the countryside. It is undeniable
that these migrant workers have made
great contributions to the China’s rapid
economic growth. However, Chinese
migrant parents continue to struggle in
dealing with their children’s dire problems
because of the current education
and welfare system. The hukou (户口
household registration) system and the
existing discrimination against them are
“insoluble” problems that pose threats on
the fates of more than 70 million children.
The hukou system was initially
Student’s Opinion
designed to help authorities track individuals in the planned economy in the
1950s, the hukou system restricted residents to the area where they were born
in, or are inherited from where their parents hold the hukou. Although migrant
workers possess temporary permits,
they do not enjoy the
same
access to healthcare,
education and other
social services as
the urban hukou
holders.
Moreover, students are
restricted to take
GaoKao (college
exam) in where
their hukou are.
This means students are confined to study
in certain areas,
usually places with
little access to
a high quality education.
Some
claim
that universities admit certain percentages
of students from
each region, reserving far more
positions for urban houkou students than rural
hukou students.
Due to the existence of numerous
restrictions, many migrant workers have
decided to leave their children in the
countryside. Unfortunately, studies show
that children who lack parental care
from early stages usually demonstrate
poorer academic performances and
present more behavioral problems. It is
shuddering to think how much these
children crave their parents’ love and
security. Furthermore, it is highly likely
that the relationship with their parents
will disintegrate, consequential of years of
separation, which is indeed a depressing
tragedy.
The 19 million children who move
to the cities with their parents are equally
disadvantaged. Local students are
entitled to a state
education,
whilst children
from other regions need to go
through a considerably more rigorous process to be
admitted to a public school, exerting
great financial pressure e.g. ‘illicit donations’, on the migrant
families.
Migrant
children also suffer
from prejudice and
alienation from local students as they
bear regional accents and dress
differently.
These migrant children’s
h e a r t- re n d i n g
plight strongly suggest that there must be a hukou
reform and guaranteed welfare for migrant workers and their children. In accordance to the authorities’ lack of action,
the chances of change appear to be slim
in the near future. As global citizens, is it
right for us to neglect their predicament?
This is a question we all must ponder.
Ji Hye Yeom, YCIS
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Student’s Opinion
WAR.
“A feeling of disgust and selfhatred clotted darkly in my throat...one
of my worst recollections.” These were
the words of a soldier, commenting on
the first time that he had taken a life.
Death and destruction are commonly
associated with the term ‘warfare’. War
is not pretty, and it often leaves many
veterans traumatised and suffering from
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD),
unable to cope with normal life again. The
casualties of war surpass body counts as
it can also break a soldiers’ morale and
wrinkle a country’s spirit. In a battle to
prove whichever side is best, someone
will always end up hurt. For better or
for worse, however, we find that warfare
serves as a defining marker for mankind.
Not only does modern warfare
produce more bloodshed than ever
before, but with inventions like Nuclear
Missiles, land mines and radars, warfare
is slowly becoming mechanised. In all
areas of combat, researchers have found
a notion of “moral distance” to exist.
What is it to us?
Because of a soldier’s conscience or
guilt, it is difficult for a soldier to face and
slay his enemy in close quarter combat,
but it becomes increasingly easier and
less demanding to do so from a further
distance. Take a gunner for instance; all
he had to do was press a button, and
the dehumanised blips on his screen,
“In a battle to prove
whichever side is best,
someone will always end
up hurt.”
representing his enemies, would fall
like cards. “It’s like something on T.V. / I
don’t see people” is what an Israeli war
gunner would claim upon his job. As
humans ourselves, war mechanisations
are making us become “less-human than
human”. Don’t we deserve to feel guilty
at taking a life, no matter whose it is? Is
it not only human to feel a deep sense of
emotion upon depriving another fellow
being of life, friend or foe? Warfare has
shown to us that we too, are quickly
turning into the machines we so rely
upon.
Yet the army is simply more than
a killing machine. For many, it is a place
to turn to in times of loneliness, a place
that they can provide for and belong to.
Anthony Swofford, a US soldier says “I
joined the Marine Corps in part to impose
domestic structure upon my life, to find a
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Student’s Opinion
home.” According to psychologists Paul
Shaw and Yuma Wong, there is an urge
known as the “identification mechanism”
that all humans experience. This is when
individuals are compelled to find a group
they can belong to, and then find a
reason for being there. In this context,
the army can be a perfect solution for
some individuals in society. It gives
people a common uniform, a common
language and a common albeit unlikely
“War may not be
beneficial to mankind,
but it is an essential part
of us in trying to define
ourselves.”
goal. To ‘Defend, Protect and Kill’. The
military connects people, and often, the
simple ability of being able to revel in
the commonness that one has between
himself and a fellow countryman is
enough to bond people together. In the
face of a common enemy, soldiers band
together as one. No longer only acting
for themselves, but for their comrades
too. There is a sense of belonging and
friendship that they might not be able
to obtain anywhere else. Israeli military
psychologist Ben Shalit found that, while
asking war veterans what scared them
most about war, he received responses
which placed emphasis on “letting others
down”. To these veterans, it seemed
that they were less afraid of losing their
own lives than letting the lives of their
comrades go to waste. “Wars are not
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Student’s Opinion
started to make new friends and family.
But they do make strangers become
brothers.”
Over the grand scheme of history,
man’s capacity for warfare does not
seem to wear thin, and it is difficult to
justify whether wars are detrimental or
beneficial to mankind. No one can turn a
blind eye towards the countless number
of deaths and loss warfare has brought
upon our race, yet neither can one deny
the almost complete sense of unity and
belonging, with renewed identity, that
the army bestows upon a country and
its people. The army may be a country’s
instrument for warfare, but it is also the
country’s symbol of pride and integrity.
Ultimately, it seems that a line from
the movie “The Matrix” can sum up the
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essence of such arguments. “As a species,
human beings define their reality through
suffering and misery.” War itself is the
pinnacle of large scale human suffering.
Yet why do we fight? Through suffering
and bloodshed, each side believes that
what they fight for is right, is just, and is
true. This is what propels them on.
War demands change. It is said
that the victors in wars always go on to
write history and shape the future. Wars
are fought almost every day of every
year. What then, are we defined by, if
not for the shedding of sweat, tears, and
unfortunately, blood? War may not be
beneficial to mankind, but it is an essential
part of us in trying to define ourselves.
Keith Kwek, YCIS
Student’s Opinion
Water In Our Food
“About 48,000 gallons
are needed to produce
the typical American
Thanksgiving
dinner
for eight people.”
You probably didn’t know this- To
bring that steak and salad to that table,
14,000 gallons of water were needed.
Interesting?
A closer look to the things
we eat
Doesn’t it feel great to wake up
in the mornings, open the fridge, grab
some milk and cereals, maybe a fruit
or two and start the day full of energy?
Or… if you are not a morning person, will
you honestly decline a well-done steak
with fries or a full on salad if you are on
the veggies side? And who will deny a
romantic Italian dinner of pasta lit with
candlelight?
All of this sure sounds like good
meals on an everyday-based diet for an
average persona and special occasions.
Now… there is something we all are
overlooking whenever we taste the
fine tomato sauce in the ravioli, or the
mouthwatering beef meatloaf with a side
Caesar salad. Have you ever put some
thought on what it takes for your meals
to get to your table? More precisely, have
you ever thought how much it takes to
grow every part of your meal?
We are living in a world that soon
will have a water shortage, and we can
see this happening in many places around
the globe. One of the biggest problems is
also that most of the world’s food ends
up in the big cities.
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Student’s Opinion
Tomatoes
We all love tomatoes either in
salads, or burgers. But little did you know
that to grow a pound of tomato, 3 gallons
of water are needed.
Your average Water Bottle
Isn’t it ironic? But you average 1.5 liters water
bottle, needs 1.85 gallons of water to make the
plastic bottle. We kinda live in a crazy world. Think
about it next time you have bottle in your hands. So
if this bottle needs that much to make a 1.5 L bottle,
imagine what it takes to make the 5 galllon bottle
you find in any kitchen!
Watermelon
Watermelons
are
delicious, and that’s a fact. To
grow one pound of it it takes
no less than 100 gallons of
water.
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Student’s Opinion
Latte
It takes 53 gallons of water to bring one
Latte to your hands. You don’t believe me?
Ok, so that sugar, doesn’t that have to be
grown as cane first? And the coffee beans. Hm.
And then there’s that plastic lid, which has to be
created and distributed over hundreds of miles.
And doesn’t the plastic require a pretty vast
amount of water and oil to produce? Come to
think of it, there’s the sleeve and the cup itself too.
Rice
You can see rice everywhere. You
can ask for rice in any restaurant and
they’ll bring you a plate, specially in Asian
countries. But to grow one pound of rice,
farmers use 35 gallons of water.
Loaf of Bread
The loaf of bread that you find in your kitchen
counter to make cheese or peanut butter and jelly
sandwiches use up 150 gallons of water. The equivalent
of a small kid backyard swimming pool.
Fernando Segré, CIS
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FOOD
Julie & Julia
Bruschetta
45
47
Food
Julie & Julia
Satisfying your taste and mind
Little known movie to regular
adolescents of our age Julie & Julia, is
the true story of office worker Julia Powell in the beginning of our 21st century,
looking for a little bit of spice in her life.
What she did find in the back of
her head was her old
likeness for
cooking.
Julia Child
the woman
who
introduced
traditional
French
cuisine to Americans sparked
her mind.
Now, you
may want to
know about food, as this is the food section, wait up because this is not just a
movie, it’s a movie about food. And it isn’t
only about regular darn food that regular
people named Julia make. It is about the
recipes, food, and the life of Julia Child, a
woman who could enjoy food and most
importantly the finer aspects in life.
Following Julie’s project in our
modern day her blog “the Julie/Julia
project”, the movie shows two time era’s,
Julie’s time, and Julia Child’s 1940’s Paris. As Julie moves into a new apartment
with her husband, her new marriage life
dulls her to the point where cooking
whisks her away, because she wants to
do something big in her life, not just liv-
ing in a two story apartment in Queen’s
New York, and transitioning from her dull
cubicle job to home. Now I’m not saying
that our lives is anything like Julie’s, I only
think that if our day to day planned
school life is ever boring
us in anyway,
than
the
secret
to
unlocking
that
boredom is within
a brainwave
away.
Cooking! Mastering
the Art of French
Cooking a legendary cook book
written
by Child (while living in Paris with
her diplomat husband) and two other French collaborators published in 1970, gave great insight
to Americans on the fine, dine, and shine,
of French cooking, so as to introduce delicious French meals such as fillet of sole,
apple tarte tatin, bruschetta, beef bourguignonne, artichokes with hollandaise sauce, chocolate soufflé, and butter
poached lobster as a popular staple in the
American. Julia’s life in France led her to
experience new things, and to prove to
herself in an era when male chefs dominated kitchens and cooking schools that
she was a cook fit for making intricate
French cuisine. Yet, to Julia her recipes
for regular Americans had to be simple,
precise, and ultimately lavishing.
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Food
Although it is about the recipes,
we should not forget it is the enriched
French markets with flavor and rustic
feel that attracted Julia in the first place.
The vegetables, poultry, and picturesque
backdrop of France inspired her to take
her first steps as a cook. Now Julie (the
bored office worker), spent her whole
days on the “the Julie/Julia project”, the
project solely dedicated to making each
recipe in Child’s book within the span
of a year, in the blog she would blog
about the process of making each
recipe, and how each platter of food
would make her squeal in delight or
torment in anger if the recipe worked
or failed for her. Julie also blogged
about her life and connected hers
to Julia’s in terms of marriage, love,
and none other than the magnificent
feelings cooking can bring.
Two stories set in two different
eras, intertwine by the love for cooking
these two women shared. As our lives
increasingly move towards a faster pace,
the stories of Julie and Julia, remind us
to sometimes slow down, and enjoy the
finer things in life.
Elizabeth Wu, BWYA
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Food
Bruschetta
with
Tomatoes
and Basil
Ingredients:
1 loaf 1 clove
1/4 pound 2 tbsp
2 tbsp
1/4 tsp
1/8 tsp
Italian bread
garlic, cut in half
ripe plum tomatoes (seeded and cut into 1/4-inch pieces)
thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
extra-virgin olive oil
salt
ground black pepper
1
2
Preheat oven to 350°F. Meanwhile, slice bread diagonally into scant
1/2-inch-thick slices. Place bread slices on 2 cookie sheets.
Toast bread on 2 oven racks for 15 minutes, until crusty and
dry(turning slices over once and rotating cookie sheets between
upper and lower racks halfway through). Transfer bread to wire racks
to cool slightly. When bread is cool enough to handle, rub 1 side of each
slice with cut side of garlic. Discard garlic.
3
4
In small bowl, gently toss tomatoes, basil, oil, salt, and pepper until
combined.
To serve, spoon 1 heaping tablespoon tomato mixture on garlicrubbed side of each toast slice. Rough chop a handful of parsley
and mix through. Finally, sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese. This
dish is complimented well by garlic bread.
Recipe courtesy of www.delish.com
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Pictorial
Green Global Issues Day
A series of activities including
performances, seminars, and ‘Slave
Auctions’. The seminar had into
three themes: Cultural Diversity,
Human Rights, and Conflict. Students
attended ‘fish-ball’ seminars where
heated
discussions
challenged
complex issues of the world today.
In the end, the most exciting
“Slave Auction” was held. This activity
raised the awareness of the severity
and ruthlessness of slave-trafficking.
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Earth Day
On April 22nd, Beijing World
Youth Academy(BWYA) hosted their
annual Earth Day Art Fiesta. A wide
variety of activities were organized
and held at the event, including face
painting, interactive presentations, as
well as a large canvas painting where
all participating students contributed
by finger painting all over it.
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Beijing Model United Nations
(BEIMUN)
The annual Model United
Nations conference founded and
organized by the International
School of Beijing (ISB) was held at the
crowne plaza. Students representing
United Nation delegates from all over
the world has come to Beijing to
debate on resolutions to major world
issues.
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Scholar’s Cup
The Scholar’s Cup China Regional was at the British School of Beijing.
Based on this year’s theme of “A World Divided”, students examine the Scholar’s
Cup curriculum under areas of Arts, Literature, History, Science, Economics and
Psychology of War. Scholars form teams of three competed in both individual
and team events. Such events included debate, essay writing, scholar’s challenge
(individual multiple choice questions) and scholar’s bowl (where teams compete
against each other in a hall, answering the questions presented on the screen
under a certain time limit).
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Art Exhibition
As their High School life draws to an
end, IB seniors around the world held their
final art exhibition. On April 23rd, without
exception ISB seniors did too. Students
displayed collections of their artwork over
the past two years, many of them explored
numerous mediums such as sculpting, oils,
sketching, photography…
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United Prom
United Prom organized by
the Global Students Association
of Beijing, was held on April 10th
at China Space in 798. Featuring
special
guest
singer
Ryan
McCloskey (ISB), exotic dancers,
and a live DJ, no doubt it was a
night to remember.
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