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Ahmaud Arbery killers found guilty of murder

Ahmaud Arbery killers found guilty of murder

Paul Moon, Managing Editor | Dec 6, 2021

On Nov. 24, the year and a half-old case about the murder of Ahmaud Arbery came to an end with his three killers being judged guilty of murder. Arbery was an African American male who, while jogging down...

Air pollution level in Korea soars

Air pollution level in Korea soars

Sunny Lee, Reporter | Dec 6, 2021

Breaking the streak of clear days, on Nov. 19, fine dust plagued South Korea. For the first time in six months, the government issued fine dust and microfine dust committees for Seoul and the Gyeonggi...

UN climate summit COP26 said to insight momentum

UN climate summit COP26 said to insight momentum

Cherlin Kim, Managing Editor | Nov 12, 2021

Starting Oct. 13 to Nov. 12, delegates arrived in Glasgow for the Conference of the Parties’ 26th session (COP26). Originally scheduled for Nov. 2020, COP26 invites over 30,000 delegates to work with...

#Striketober sweeps the world

#Striketober sweeps the world

Sunny Lee, Reporter | Nov 8, 2021

In recent weeks, a novel hashtag aptly describing the hectic succession of protests that have characterized this month has been gaining traction: #Striketober. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many middle-class...

Colin Powell leaves behind a lasting legacy

Colin Powell leaves behind a lasting legacy

Paul Moon, Managing Editor | Nov 8, 2021

The story of Colin Powell, who passed away on Oct.18, is of a man born in an immigrant household rising through the ranks of the military and eventually becoming the first African American Secretary of...

Greta Thunberg urges climate action

Greta Thunberg urges climate action

Minjae Chun, Design & Production Editor | Oct 19, 2021

On Sept. 28, Greta Thunberg voiced her opinions regarding current climate change policies at the Youth4Climate summit in Milan, chastising world leaders for failing to institute initiatives on climate...

Hurricane Ida strikes

Hurricane Ida strikes

Jennifer Kwon, Reporter | Oct 4, 2021

    On Aug. 26, officials reported Hurricane Ida making landfall along the Gulf Coast, the strongest category four storm to hit Louisiana in 165 years.     In Pennsylvania...

El Salvador’s move toward Bitcoin is impulsive

El Salvador’s move toward Bitcoin is impulsive

Paul Moon, Managing Editor | Oct 3, 2021

Bitcoin, the crypto-currency that carries dreams of wealth and riches, has taken its next step. From Sept. 7, El Salvador mandated a law that declares Bitcoin as its official national currency.   Many...

Quarantining is not for everyone

Quarantining is not for everyone

Paul Moon, Managing Editor | Sep 12, 2021

Many are seeking to travel internationally amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, but having to go through the mandated two week quarantine can turn many away. However, for fully vaccinated individuals entering...

The global community must not desert Afghanistan

The global community must not desert Afghanistan

Erin Choi, Reporter | Sep 11, 2021

Your heart pounds furiously as you hear several harsh knocks on the door. You knew they were right outside, pressuring your mother to cook for them once again. Your mother refused multiple times, but they...

India struggles to contain the spread of the second wave of COVID-19

India struggles to contain the spread of the second wave of COVID-19

Daniel Shin, Editor-In-Chief | Jun 1, 2021

Not long after Indian prime minister Narendra Modi praised the government’s effort in suppressing the first wave of COVID-19, a second wave with new strains of the virus has devastated one of the world's...

Controversies rise over Samsung’s 60 percent inheritance tax

Controversies rise over Samsung’s 60 percent inheritance tax

Bin Ma, Reporter | Jun 1, 2021

Since April 28, the inheritance tax rates of South Korea have been brought into question by the general public following the announcement that the Lee family of Samsung would have to pay a high inheritance...