[Student Voices] Youth empowerment to lead climate action

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on July 23 that nations have binding legal duties to prevent environmental damage and make significant emission reductions, referring to climate change as an existential threat to humanity. Along...

2026-01-07

[Student Voices] The Sounds That Make My Day

Every morning, the first thing I do is put on my headphones. It’s automatic now, like brushing my teeth. I listen to music while reading a book, while watching videos with subtitles, and while playing games. The moment the headphones cover my ears...

2025-12-15

[Student Voices] Apt., Boombayah, and the Beauty of Silence

One night after 10 p.m., I was working on some math problems. But I couldn’t concentrate, as Rosé’s “Apt.” kept playing in my head. Apateu, Apateu, Apateu, Apateu... Uh—uh-huh, uh-huh. My pencil tapped along to the rhythm without me noticing, and...

2025-12-15

[Student Voices] Lost in Central Park

Our family decided to explore New York City’s Central Park by bike. We found a bicycle shop in the morning and looked around. My little brother and I were so excited that we ran around the shop playing tag, moving like airplanes with our arms out...

2025-11-17

[Student Voices] The Mirror I Made

I held the latest Wimpy Kid book and looked up when the next one would be published. “One more year?” I couldn’t wait a day. But a whole year? Then I thought: “Why don’t I write my own novel?”

2025-11-17

[Student Voices] Smiling in the Shadows

I covered my mouth to stop a laugh from escaping. My friends were joking about something and the whole room was filled with bouncing shoulders. But there was no sign of a smile. There were hands where there should be open mouths showing their...

2025-10-20

[Student Voices] Half Here, Half There

Outside the airplane window, Seoul was still there – familiar, comforting, mine. But inside that cabin, everything was already shifting. I glanced at my dad, sitting stiffly across the aisle, practicing his answers for the American immigration...

2025-10-20

[Student Voices] Skulls in Full Bloom

When I went into the Mexican restaurant, there were skulls all over the place. I had never been surrounded by so many skulls in my entire life. My mom and I sat at a table and ordered our food. While we waited, I looked around at the skulls.

2025-09-15

[Student Voices] You Can Do It

I was tugging at my head in front of a giant pile of homework. “How many pages do I have left?” The answer was not encouraging: 20 more to go. “Ugh,” I thought. Before I sat down to work, I’d gone to the dentist and had an aching tooth pulled.