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The significance of a lithium-ion portable charger on the airplane.

A portable charger ignites Air Busan Airbus A321

Subeen Shim, Webmaster/Design Editor | Feb 28, 2025

With recent plane-related accidents, another airplane was involved in an accident on Jan. 28 in Gimhae International Airport. The Air Busan Airbus A321 was significantly damaged by the explosion just before...

Korea’s only trauma surgery specialist training center is saved from shutdown

Korea’s only trauma surgery specialist training center is saved from shutdown

Stella Ock, Reporter | Feb 24, 2025

Seoul Metropolitan Government stepped in on Feb. 6 to save Korea University Guro Hospital’s Trauma Surgery Specialist Center from closure, after the facility lost its government funding. As Korea’s...

Changing Seollal: gender roles are evolving in Korean holidays

Changing Seollal: gender roles are evolving in Korean holidays

Stella Ock, Reporter | Feb 24, 2025

Every Seollal, kitchens are filled with the sound of chopping, sizzling, and quiet sighs. It is common to see mothers, aunts, and daughters move back and forth, preparing an endless stream of dishes while...

ICE agent knocking on doors of Chicago homes

Trump’s immigration crackdown reinforces ICE raids

Chelsea Kim, Reporter | Feb 24, 2025

Following his campaign promise of coordinating mass deportations of undocumented immigrants residing in the United States, President Trump’s nationwide immigration crackdown has led to the arrest of...

Oh Yoanna and her will

A real-life “The Glory”? Oh Yoanna bullying case

Chloe Yoon, Reporter | Feb 24, 2025

The death of ex-MBC weathercaster Oh Yoanna last September brought sadness to many, frustrated about the unrevealed cause of her death. Shock among the public arose after a 17-paged will was discovered...

Flu cases in Korea surge

Flu cases in Korea surge

Stella Ock, Reporter | Jan 31, 2025

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported that the number of influenza patients has increased 13.7 times over the past four weeks, reaching their highest peak since 2016. The current...

North Korean soldiers rally around a tank during a military drill with King Jong Un

North Korean workers suspected of supporting Russia in the Ukraine War

Chelsea Kim, Reporter | Jan 23, 2025

North Korean workers are allegedly being deployed to Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine to support reconstruction efforts amid the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War. Reports suggest that laborers from North...

Justin Trudeau (left) and Pierre Trudeau (right)

Justin Trudeau’s resignation marks end of the Trudeau era

Chloe Yoon, Reporter | Jan 23, 2025

Amidst the mounting internal pressure from his own party, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Jan. 6 during a press conference in Ottawa. Trudeau is the son of Canadian...

The spread of Southern California wildfires

Southern California wildfires continue to burn

Subeen Shim, Webmaster/Design Editor | Jan 23, 2025

With more than 100,000 mandatory evacuations, Los Angeles has been facing one of the most destructive wildfires in history. Since January 7, this particular wildfire has killed at least 11 people and leaves...

Cybertruck exploded outside Trump Hotel main entrance

Active-duty US green beret explodes Tesla cybertruck outside Trump hotel

Dom Min, Reporter | Jan 23, 2025

A Tesla Cybertruck filled with fireworks exploded and burst into flames outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Jan. 2. The driver of the car had been identified as 37-year-old Matthew Livelsberger,...

Graphic by Zoe Chang

South Korea’s political crisis revives unique protest traditions

Zoe Chang, Reporter | Jan 23, 2025

From December 2024, South Korea has been in the midst of political turmoil surrounding President Yoon Suk-yeol. The controversy arose from his sudden declaration of martial law, which prompted the National...

Rival protests over South Korea’s impeached President Yoon held in Seoul on Dec. 21

Pervasive riots continue Korea’s political chaos

Nathan Ahn, Reporter | Jan 23, 2025

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol was arrested in Hannam-dong, Seoul, on Jan. 15, making him the first president to be detained in the country’s history.  President Yoon, the face of Korea’s...