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Supreme Court hears affirmative action case

Supreme Court hears affirmative action case

Andrew Shin, Reporter | Nov 7, 2022

The Supreme Court heard two cases of affirmative action on Oct. 31 regarding Harvard University and University of North Carolina (UNC), where it will decide whether the race conscious admissions policies...

Source: CBC

Itaewon Halloween crush kills at least 154

Daniel Shin, Editor-In-Chief | Nov 7, 2022

At least 154 people are dead after a Halloween party in Itaewon, a popular nightlife district in Seoul, turned deadly, making for one of the worst peacetime tragedies in Korea since the 2014 Sewol ferry...

Source: CNN

Liz Truss resigns as British prime minister

Jack Lee, Reporter | Nov 1, 2022

Liz Truss, the former British prime minister, resigned on Oct. 20 after only six weeks in office. This made her the shortest-serving prime minister in British history. On Oct. 25, she was replaced by Rishi...

The body packing technique involves the insertion of 'pods' of narcotics in the human body through the mouth.

First case of Korean body-packer found dead

Waan Choi, Copy Editor | Oct 24, 2022

On Sept. 25, the first case of a body-packer, a smuggling technique in which drugs are stored in one’s body, was found dead in Yongsan-gu, a testament of increasing drug trafficking in South Korea. Later...

Korean military soldiers preparing for combat

Training or torture?

Cherlin Kim, Managing Editor | Oct 24, 2022

Take a moment and picture a soldier. Let me guess—tall, muscular guy in cargo pants?  This spring, SIS senior boys have begun receiving military enrollment letters to sign up for two years of cut-throat...

Source: www.nytimes.com/2022/09/12/us/columbia-university-us-news-ranking.html

Columbia falls in college rankings

Daniel Shin, Editor-In-Chief | Oct 24, 2022

Months following Columbia University’s announcement of having published misleading data on its class size and faculty education, US News and World Report dropped the school from the no. 2 to the no....

BTS performing at Busan

BTS concert causes hotel prices to skyrocket

Chelsea Kim, Reporter | Oct 24, 2022

Prices of hotels in Busan have been at an all-time high, with hotels demanding up to $1400 per night to maximize their profits off of BTS' immensely popular “Yet to Come” Busan concert. “I have...