The Student News Site of The American School in Japan Mon, 01 Apr 2024 12:26:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 /opinion/american-anti-intellectualism/ /opinion/american-anti-intellectualism/#respond Mon, 01 Apr 2024 12:26:45 +0000 /?p=4865 Reading Time: 4 minutes The United States has always been riddled with contradictions. The universal humanist principles that were ostensibly at the forefront of the Founding Fathers’ minds (and subsequently written into the founding documents of the United States) are in contention with the very settlement of America, and the nation’s path through slavery. As the country grapples with...]]> /opinion/american-anti-intellectualism/feed/ 0 /features/coquette-couture-more-than-an-internet-microtrend/ /features/coquette-couture-more-than-an-internet-microtrend/#respond Thu, 08 Feb 2024 13:42:22 +0000 /?p=4688 Reading Time: 5 minutes Pink bows and pink lace and pink lipstick and pink dresses and pink nails and pink silk pajamas and pink uggs, and did I mention pink bows? You can’t escape it.  The world is seeing the resurgence of girlhood. Then again, it’s not really new. We saw it on mid-90s runways and we saw it...]]> /features/coquette-couture-more-than-an-internet-microtrend/feed/ 0 /features/is-the-un-security-council-fulfilling-its-purpose/ /features/is-the-un-security-council-fulfilling-its-purpose/#respond Wed, 29 Nov 2023 05:43:41 +0000 /?p=4581 Reading Time: 4 minutes The high school recently heard U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emmanuel assert that the United Nations requires reform. Amidst the Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Hamas wars, the effectiveness of the UN—and more specifically the Security Council—at maintaining global security is of utmost relevance.  The UN Security Council was founded after World War II by China, France, Russia,...]]> /features/is-the-un-security-council-fulfilling-its-purpose/feed/ 0 /campus-life/asijs-librarians-more-than-just-readers/ /campus-life/asijs-librarians-more-than-just-readers/#respond Tue, 24 Oct 2023 09:31:47 +0000 /?p=4482 Reading Time: 2 minutes There are 171,476 words currently used in the English language according to the Oxford English Dictionary’s Second Edition. This fact sometimes scares people away from the voluminous rows of books in libraries. For others, though, the endless possibilities that come from so many words are enticing.  Regardless, reading is crucial to the development of one’s...]]> /campus-life/asijs-librarians-more-than-just-readers/feed/ 0 /news/a-new-university-landscape-affirmative-action/ /news/a-new-university-landscape-affirmative-action/#respond Thu, 21 Sep 2023 07:52:46 +0000 /?p=4369 Reading Time: 3 minutes On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that Harvard and the University of North Carolina’s race-conscious admissions process was unlawful and discordant with the Equal Protection Clause. The 6-3 split decision came after Students for Fair Admissions, a conservative legal advocacy group, brought the case to the court.  The trial involved two accusations—one for...]]> /news/a-new-university-landscape-affirmative-action/feed/ 0 /opinion/the-future-of-business-ethics/ /opinion/the-future-of-business-ethics/#respond Tue, 30 May 2023 00:40:09 +0000 /?p=4270 Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s easy to forget about sustainability when working in business. The sourcing, the by-products, the longevity, and more, all fly out the window in place of increased profits.  But in today’s climate, companies are experiencing increasing pressure to meet certain ethical standards. As such, business ethics has become vitally important to teach and learn. Business...]]> /opinion/the-future-of-business-ethics/feed/ 0 /campus-life/a-world-tour-through-five-college-application-systems/ /campus-life/a-world-tour-through-five-college-application-systems/#respond Tue, 23 May 2023 02:00:15 +0000 /?p=4247 Reading Time: 4 minutes The time has come for seniors to enjoy their last few days at ASIJ. As for the younger students, the juniors anticipate their summer with dread, as the college application process approaches. Current sophomores are looking up with wondrous, apprehensive eyes at their future.  Nowadays, there is a significant emphasis on where one goes to...]]> /campus-life/a-world-tour-through-five-college-application-systems/feed/ 0 /features/american-secularism-and-in-god-we-trust/ /features/american-secularism-and-in-god-we-trust/#comments Fri, 31 Mar 2023 04:50:15 +0000 /?p=4178 Reading Time: 3 minutes Since 1956, the American motto “In God We Trust” has been printed on all U.S. currency.  Originally introduced during the Civil War to unite the country as “one nation under God,” the phrase has been the subject of much political debate. In the 1950s, the popularity of this phrase skyrocketed as conservative leaders attempted to...]]> /features/american-secularism-and-in-god-we-trust/feed/ 2