Signed & arguable

Recommendations & Opinions

Signed arguments from the staff. Matcha, straws, study modes, interviews with teachers who are leaving or staying.

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A collage of phone clips of rowdy crowds in a darkened movie theater

Opinions

Why Can't We Sit Through a Movie Anymore?

Short-form video lets us watch more. It does not always help us experience more.

Hyunji Song/Sep 2026

Opinions

Staff Interview: Mrs. Annatoria Sibanda

Caiden Kim/Sep 2026

Mrs. Sibanda and a student making hand signs at the camera outside the school

Opinions

What does it mean to call a place home when you are always moving?

Seoyeon Jeon/Sep 2026

Do Ho Suh's translucent fabric rooms in teal, yellow, pink and green, standing side by side

Opinions

Top 4 School Excuses to Get Out of Stuff (from my own experience)

Caiden Kim/Jun 2026

The Lifestyle page carrying the satirical guide to school excuses

Opinions

Matcha is Overhyped.

Seoyun Lee/Jun 2026

The Opinion page carrying the matcha argument

Everything else filed here

The rest of the desk

Opinions

Interview: Ms. Krebs

Nine siblings, a pet wild hog, Cast Away, and why she is leaving VIS after two years.

Valor Times Staff/Jun 2026

A peacock, printed beside the question about which is the ruder animal

Opinions

Staff Interview: Mr. Hyeongbin Chu

On being a scholar before a teacher, League of Legends, pineapple pizza, and whether he is leaving Valor.

Caiden Kim/May 2026

Two students making a heart shape over Mr. Chu for the camera

Opinions

Is listening to music while studying actually helpful?

Complete silence makes every small noise distracting. A case for instrumental playlists.

Hanna Seo/Mar 2026

The Opinion page carrying the study-music argument

Opinions

Does Straw Have One Hole or Two?

56% say one, 44% say two. A straw is a stretched donut, and stretching changes nothing.

Juwon Kim/Mar 2026

The Opinion page carrying the straw argument

Opinions

Staff Interview: Ms. Esther Lee

The Head of Upper School on a fast transition, hobbies she jokes she doesn't have, and not rushing the next stage.

Victoria Oh/Mar 2026

The staff interview page as printed in Volume 4, No. 3

Opinions

Staff Interview: Ms. Williams

Talent Show 2nd place winner. Weird, unique, humorous, and a conspiracy theory about where the rain comes from.

Victoria Oh/Dec 2025

A graphic reading Ms. Ashley Williams, with two photos of her in beanies

Opinions

Teacher/Staff Interview: Mr. Knickerbocker

Twenty years in Korea, board games and fantasy football, and why he would pick teleportation.

Caiden Kim/Nov 2025

Mr. Knickerbocker photographed outdoors in front of greenery

Lunch period

Cuisine

Malatang rankings, Anseong delivery, and the donut worth the airport detour.

A line of people under black umbrellas outside the new Chipotle in Gangnam

Chipotle Opens its First Asian Store in Seoul

Three-hour lines at Gangnam, bowls from 12,800 won, and a four-step guide to ordering your first one.

Yujin Lee/Sep 2026

Gochujang-marinated samgyeopsal

Hayeon Son/Sep 2026

A bowl of malatang with beef, noodles and bok choy

Malatang: Tanghwa-kungfu [4.5/5]

Hayeon Son/May 2026

The Recommendations page carrying the Anseong delivery list

Must-order Delivery Foods

Miel Park/Nov 2025

Four chocolate donuts drizzled with white icing on a plate

The Best Decision You'll Ever Make Before Heading to the Airport: Donuts.

Hayeon Son/Nov 2025

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