The Hermes_No.12

The Hermes
No. 12
The Saint Paul Preparatory Seoul Newspaper
September 30, 2016
The Hermes
The Saint Paul Preparatory Seoul Newspaper
No. 3 Nov. 24, 2015
14-8, Seochojungang-ro 31-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea, 06593

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September 30, 2016
2016-2017 STUDENT COUNCIL
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Senior Representative
Junior Representatives
Sophomore
Representatives
Freshman
Representatives
Soon Jae Park (G12)
Youmin Steve Choi (G12)
Namhyuk Ben Koh (G12)
Kwangsu David Ko (G11)
Joon Seok Lee (G12)
Sungmin Brian Lee (G11)
Sooyeon Jessy Jang (G11)
Yeun Annie Lee (G10)
Heeyeon Kristine Han (G10)
Caroline Herman (G9)
Suyeon Katie Lee (G9)
It’s all over but the shouting. Soon Jae Park was
elected as President, Steve Youmin Choi as Vice
President, and David Ko as Treasurer. Namhyuk Ben
Koh automatically became Secretary as he was the
only candidate.
They are the Executive Officers of the SPPS Student
Council. We are all happy for them and looking
forward to their activities for SPPS!
Along with the four Executive Officers, teachers
selected Grade Representatives. Joon Seok Lee became
the Senior Representative, Sungmin Brian Lee and
Sooyeon Jessy Chang the Junior Representatives, Yeun
Annie Lee and Heeyeon Kristine Han the Sophomore
Representatives, and Karoline Herman and Suyeon
Katie Lee the Freshman representatives. Grade
Representatives are going to be part of the Student
Council and will support the four executives above.
Going back two weeks from September 2 nd , the student
council executive office candidates started their
campaigns by posting their posters, providing
campaign stickers, and recruiting their campaign
supporters.
The tension between the candidates was rising day by
day, and it reached a climax on the speech day. The
eagerness to be elected was well exposed during each
candidate’s speech. Some proceeded through their
speech with humor, while others proceeded through
their speech with grave sincerity. Despite the result,
every candidate tried their best with honesty, respect
to other candidates, and integrity.
A student council election with a campaigning period
was unprecedented in SPPS’s election history.
However, regardless of the possibility of failure, this
campaigning system proved to be a grand success. I
am sure our juniors will have an even bigger success in
the future election process. Too good to miss.
Joon Seok Lee
joonseoklee@stpaulseoul.com
The Hermes
Advisor
Ms. Cary Hall
Editor in Chief Joon Seok Lee
Copy Editor Seungjin Jordan Choi
Reporters Youmin Steve Choi Namhyuk Ben Koh
Jae Eun Janice Kim Sunghyun David Park
Yeun Annie Lee Jiyoung Chang
Jea Mo
Graphic Editor Hyun Tony Chung
Graphic Designers Minjae Kim Seo Yeon Sara Jeong
Photographer Byunghoon William Song
Kunwoo Kyrie Park

September 30, 2016 The Hermes No. 12
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ON BEING ELECTED
A Few Words from the Elected
PRESIDENT: Soon Jae Park (G12)
VICE PRESIDENT: Youmin Choi (G12)
It is of my greatest honors to be elected as the
Student Council President. It hasn’t been long since
I have been in this office, but the Student Council is
preparing to make changes in our school for our
students’ benefits. In order for us to do so, we need
to hear your voices. We will be asking our grade
representatives to listen up for new ideas or any
inconveniences in school that our students cannot
accept. Currently, we have been hearing students
talk about the Skirt Length Policy, Sleeping Policy,
and Couple Policy. These policies will be discussed
with Mr. Ellison and/or Mr. Kim to make
compromises. PLEASE feel free to tell your grade
reps about your thoughts, and listen out for
upcoming events, thank you!
I feel extremely privileged to be the Vice President
of Saint Paul. As I emphasized numerous times
during my campaign, it has not been long since I
came to Saint Paul; I feel overwhelmed by the
amount of support I received regardless of grade
level. I thank those who came to me on the staircase,
those who tapped me on the back after soccer and
P.E, and those who kindly replied back to my
message on Kakaotalk. Even though "those" were all
different people, the message was universal and
clearer than ever: "I will support you, I would like to
see your promises come to life, I burden you with
the responsibility of keeping all your words."
And believe me, I will.
I would also like to thank Matthew Kwak. It was an
honor to join this healthy competition for the Vice
Presidency alongside him.
Image: http://www.mahwah.k12.nj.us/Page/941

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ON BEING ELECTED
AFTER STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTION
SECRETARY: Namhyuk Ben Koh (G12)
TRESURER: Kwangsu Ko (G11)
First of all, it is my pleasure to be a part of the SPPS
student council for 2016-2017 school year. I
acknowledge that I was elected due to insufficient
number of secretary candidates. However, I am still
honoured that I can contribute for the school
community. It has been three weeks since the
election, and we, student council members, have
tried to do our best to meet students’ expectations.
We are currently working on planning the field trip,
which will be held on October 7. We are going to
realise the promises that other candidates proposed
during their speeches. My personal thought about
being a secretary is that a leadership position is not
an easy job. One thing that stresses me the most is
that I have only one shot; it would be perfect if
everything works well, but the reality does not go
well. For instance, if the student council modifies
the Wi-Fi system and all of the sudden Wi-Fi shuts
down, it would be chaotic. However, I would like to
say failure is just one minor step towards success.
After experiencing failure, we would be able to fix
the Wi-Fi problem. This anxiety is what I have to
overcome, and I promise I will enjoy these similar
moments.
It is a great honor to work for our school as a
treasurer. Supporting and working on the
industrious student council is a priceless experience,
and I am happy to have that chance. I often realize
that developing my ability and learning new
material are worthless if I cannot apply my
knowledge and ability to the real world, out of the
textbook. Fellow students! Thank you very much.
Because of you, I gained an opportunity to help
more than more than a hundred students in Saint
Paul. I pledge to be a trustworthy, accurate
treasurer as I told in my speech. Until the end of the
school year, I will do my best in planning school
events, accounting how the budget is used, and
repairing school rules, regarding your voices, with
other members. Well, actually we are working to
get rid of the assembly after school right now, and I
hope you will like it. Please throw us any idea to
make our school better. Please watch over us
always! Have a great day.

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POWERFUL 5.8-MAGNITUDE
EARTHQUAKE HITS THE
KOREAN PENINSULA
On the 12 th of August, an earthquake with 5.8-
Richter magnitude hit the Korean Peninsula,
marking the strongest earthquake that has ever
happened on Korean soil. The earthquake took
place at 8:23 pm in Gyeongju with 5.1-magnitude
foreshock at 7:44 pm.
Experts say that there is a high probability of
earthquakes with higher than 5.0 Richter
magnitude striking Korea at anytime in the future.
In fact, earthquake frequency has more than
doubled since 1999, with an average annual
occurrence of 47.8. Korea is no more a safe-zone for
earthquakes—it has now become vulnerable to not
only small earthquakes but also powerful ones.
Earthquakes on the Korean Peninsula occur due to
the seismic stress conveyed through the Eurasian
Plate. The Korean Peninsula is located left of the
Eurasian Plate while Japan is in the boundary of
Pacific, Philippines, and Eurasian plates, making it
more exposed to severe earthquakes. Such a
geographical feature of Korea and Japan results in a
strong trigger effect: when a violent earthquake
strikes the plate near Japan, its seismic stress gets
transferred to the Korean Peninsula, and the
earthquake directly affects Korea. The Korea
Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources
attributed the cause of the earthquake that
happened on the 12 th to the very same reason: the
accumulated impact of a big earthquake that
occurred in East Japan years ago.
Fortunately, the epicenter of this earthquake was
presumed to be very deep in soil, and thus the
damage was not that large. However, Korea should
now acknowledge the fact that Korea can be a
victim to powerful earthquakes at any time, and
should therefore further establish sturdy seismic
designs on buildings, as well as teach the public
how to prepare for and survive earthquakes.
images
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Jae Eun (Janice) Kim
jaeeun.kim@stpaulseoul.com

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MOBILE SECURITY TECHNOLOGY…
WHAT ARE THE LIMITS?
In 2016, mobile phone companies have worldwide
distribution channels and are continuing to
challenge the limits that have existed in the
previous systems. Most recently, Samsung has
introduced its next progressive device, Galaxy
Note 7, which has the first iris scanning application
and the greatest waterproof solution added to an
actual mobile phone. To show off the phone’s
ability of an integral waterproof system, Samsung
mobile service centers often display a phone
soaked into water. Apple, another prominent
mobile hardware and software company, also
came up with its own magnificent mobile device,
iPhone 7. Apple claims that its new iPhone 7 is “the
world's most advanced smartphone with upgraded
cameras, water resistance, stereo speakers and a
longer battery life.” Both Apple and Samsung, and
other mobile phone companies, assure their
customers that upcoming devices will never cause
security or safety problems. However, it seems
hard to ignore various incidents that prove those
companies wrong.
One of the most serious incidents took place on
September 5th. Florida natives, Nathan Dornacher
and his family had just returned from a yard sale
and found the family’s car on fire. Dornacher, who
first could not believe the fact the fire was caused
by his phone, now admits that: “Now, all signs
were pointing that way”. He then complained that
Samsung never called back even after the company
received a report. Later, Samsung declared
publicly that the company is responsible for the
car explosion. Samsung suggested a recall of the
same version of the Galaxy Note 7, and announced
that the company will compensate all damages.
The Note 7 was later even banned for on-flight
carriages, as it could potentially catch fire or
explode during flights.
Apple also once encountered serious issues when
it refused to help the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, also known as the FBI, in opening
the phone encryption shield of San Bernardino
residents and Syed Rizwan Farook, suspected
terrorists who killed 14 people at an office party in
California. FBI investigators requested that Apple
unlock Farook’s phone encryption, but Apple
refused to meet the demands. People all around
the world started to discuss how Apple should
have reacted to the FBI. Some claimed: “Safety
should be the one that keeps majority of people
safe, not just for the one’s privacy”. However,
others claimed that the government should put
some restrictions on Apple’s privacy-protectionpolicy
because the suspects have not yet been
proven as criminals. Apple’s choice to stay
unresponsive still remains a controversy.
We all know that those two high-tech device
companies continue to develop and introduce
advanced products. In the mean time, we also see
concerns from such safety and security related
issues. It is a hardware safety issue for Samsung
now, whereas it is a software security issue for
Apple. As we expect continuous innovations from
both companies, we also hope to see better
resolutions in such safety and security issues in
the near future.
Yeun Annie Lee
annielee@stpaulseoul.com

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GIVE BACK OUR YOUTH!
Comfort Women Statue
Image: http://biz.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=20151229000564
The Japanese reported that Shinzo Abe, the Prime
Minister of Japan, demanded the Korean comfort
women and the government to remove the
Comfort Women Statue. It turns out that the
Korean government provided a reason to Japan to
ask for such removal.
Comfort women were women and girls who were
forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese
Army in occupied territories before and during
World War 2. As the war expanded into the Pacific-
Southeast Asian region, many Korean women were
sent there too. At first, the Japanese lied to those
women that the army would let them work as
nursing assistants or factory workers. But later the
Imperial force took almost every woman and girl
into sexual slavery.
The Comfort Women started to re-surface because
of an old woman who was a victim of the Japanese
army. She couldn’t contain her anger after Japan
announced, “Japan was not involved in any sexual
slavery.” More victims and testimonies appeared,
and many people started to make efforts to
support those that fell prey. Every Wednesday,
living comfort women, women’s organizations,
religious groups and a number of individuals
participate in demonstrations in front of the
Japanese embassy in Seoul, demanding the
compensation for the lost ones. However, Japan
has been avoiding its responsibility, trying to settle
this serious issue merely with money.
The Japanese should know that no matter how
much money they give, they cannot pay for the
youth of the victims. The best solution for this
problem is a sincere apology from Japan, not
money.
http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2016/01/08/
2016010802181.html?Dep0=twitter&d=2016010802181
Jiyoung Chang
jiyoung.chang@stpaulseoul.com

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A PHONE THAT EXPLODES?!
The Galaxy Note 7, the 6 th generation product of
the Galaxy Note series, was introduced to the
world on August 2 nd . However, soon after its
release, a serious flaw of the phone was discovered.
The phone was prone to explode, especially when
being charged. The first explosion of a Galaxy Note
7 product occurred on August 24 th . Although the
first explosion was only thought to be a mere
accident, many more followed. Despite Samsung’s
major recall on September 2 nd , over 70 explosions
have taken place in America alone. The explosions
have been so frequent that even some airline
companies banned their passengers from carrying
Note 7 during flights.
There have been many opinions concerning why
the phone is exploding. At first, there was a theory
that “black” consumers have damaged the phone
on purpose. However, this theory was soon
dismantled as the explosions happened too rapidly
around the world. Other speculations stated that
the battery and the USB cables were defective, but
these theories have not been confirmed yet.
Samsung is currently recalling the Galaxy Note 7
models and providing the customers with rental
phones. Samsung also announced that it is
recommended that the phone not be used until a
solution is found. Samsung is expected to have a
solution by mid-October.
Sunghyun David Park
sunghyun.park@stpaulseoul.com
iPhone - This is 7
iPhone 7. This is what Apple called their new iPhone on September 7, 2016 (Pacific Daylight
Time). Major changes had been made. Most of the rumours on the internet were accurate; no
headphone port, no physical home button, two cameras and new colours. Removing the headphone
port is such a debatable issue because Apple suddenly made existing 3.5-mm headphone jack
accessories no longer compatible with their new iPhone. Instead, they launched “Lightning to 3.5
mm Headphone Jack Adapter” for nine dollars. This adapter cannot be used for both charging and
listening to music. Whether this removal is going to lead the mobile industry into wireless era or
not is still a mystery.
Namhyuk Ben Koh
namhyuk.koh@stpaulseoul.com

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ADVICE FROM A SENIOR
As a senior in the college admissions process, I want to remind every 8, 9, 10, and 11th grader how
lucky they are. Always remember, time itself is the greatest asset of all. Focus and put maximum
effort in everything that you do. I regret many, many moments where I could have done better. Also,
enjoy life while you can; there are times when you can’t do something you desperately want to do
because of academics.
Youmin Steve Choi
youmin.choi@stpaulseoul.com
1. Date: Friday, October 7, 2016
2. Time: 9AM – 5PM
3. Venue: One Korea Leports
(http://www.wonkorea.co.kr/-4/index.htm)
4. Program
• Survival (Paintball) Game plus other activities
• BBQ (Pork & Chicken)
• Games

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SUDOKU!
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Oct. 3 (Mon)
Oct. 4 (Tue) 3pm
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Oct. 19 (Wed)
Information Session
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SAT
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Information Session
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Information Session
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Field Trip
2 nd Spelling Bee Contest
PSAT (2:00pm ~ 4:30pm)