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Elon Musk’s offer to purchase Twitter

Elon Musk’s offer to purchase Twitter

Jennifer Kwon, Reporter | May 19, 2022

On April 25th, a Twitter press release announced at 2:50 pm ET that Elon Musk was interested in buying the app for approximately $44 billion. Musk—a highly publicized figure renowned for his successful...

Brooklyn subway shooting: How it all unfolded

Brooklyn subway shooting: How it all unfolded

Daniel Shin, Editor-In-Chief | Apr 28, 2022

What began as a normal early-morning commute on the New York City metro turned into a near-death experience for everyone on board when Frank R. James, 62, opened fire on a moving subway near 36th Street...

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Publicize politicians’ private personas

Isabelle Lee, Reporter | Apr 14, 2022

On March 8, the prosecutor general turned presidential leader, Yoon Suk-yeol, secured his victory in the 2022 presidential election, bringing the conservative party back into power. Right before Yoon confirmed...

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A collective fight against the Ukraine crisis: SIS chimes in

Cherlin Kim, Managing Editor | Apr 14, 2022

Following Russia’s first attack on Ukraine on Feb. 24, Ukrainian residents have been living under inhumane conditions—stripped of their homes, education, and food. The country is in desperate need...

Military sends draft letters

Military sends draft letters

Jack Lee, Reporter | Apr 12, 2022

This year, the Korean Military Manpower Administration (MMA) sent letters to every male Korean citizen born in 2004. Many SIS students have been the recipients of such letters from the MMA reminding them...

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From a prosecutor general to the president: How did Yoon Seok-yeol win the 2022 Presidential Election?

Bin Ma, Reporter | Mar 24, 2022

On March 9, People Power Party candidate Yoon Seok-yeol beat the Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung with a historically low margin of 0.73 percent. With it, People Power Party ended the streak of...

Koreans revisit history of Samil-day on its 103rd anniversary

Koreans revisit history of Samil-day on its 103rd anniversary

Isabelle Lee, Reporter | Mar 8, 2022

On March 1, 1919, Korean nationalists took to the streets, leading a nationwide civil protest against Japanese occupation. 103 years later, the nation celebrates another anniversary of Samil-day, also...

A young voter’s guide to the 20th Korean presidential election: Everything you need to know

A young voter’s guide to the 20th Korean presidential election: Everything you need to know

Cherlin Kim, Managing Editor | Mar 3, 2022

On March 9, South Korea’s 20th presidential election will begin. The four front runners are currently Lee Jae-myung, Yoon Suk-yeol, Sim Sang-jung, and Ahn Cheol-soo. As of Feb. 22, Lee and Yoon take...

Biden promises to nominate Black woman for Supreme Court

Biden promises to nominate Black woman for Supreme Court

Cherlin Kim, Managing Editor | Feb 15, 2022

On Jan. 27, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Bryer announced his pending retirement in a White House announcement. On the same day, President Joe Biden promised to nominate a Black woman to fill the vacated...

South Korea breaks its single-day COVID-19 cases

South Korea breaks its single-day COVID-19 cases

Minjae Chun, Design & Production Editor | Feb 7, 2022

As of Feb. 6th, a record-breaking additional 38,691 COVID-19 infection cases were confirmed in South Korea. The Omicron variant is sweeping the nation, with the cumulative infected cases surpassing one...

Controversies erupt around Korean presidential candidates

Controversies erupt around Korean presidential candidates

Woojune Kim, Co-Editor-in-Chief | Jan 28, 2022

With the South Korean presidential election approaching, the presidential candidates from Korea’s two major parties are both mired in major scandals involving their families. Lee Jae-myung, the nominee...

Judicial branch terminates vaccine pass regulations

Judicial branch terminates vaccine pass regulations

Joseph Chun, Design & Production Editor | Jan 27, 2022

On Jan. 4, the Korean administrative court, accepting the proposal by civil groups to abolish the vaccine pass regulation, declared the temporary 30-day suspension of the regulation at study cafes and...