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Roy Moore scandal sparks controversy within the GOP

Roy Moore scandal sparks controversy within the GOP

Sia Cho | Dec 7, 2017

A flood of allegations following the recent shock of the Harvey Weinstein scandal on sexual misconduct has further shaken the public. Amidst the turmoil, US Senate candidate Roy Moore has also been accused...

Candlelight vigils upheld in the spirit of social reform

Candlelight vigils upheld in the spirit of social reform

Youngseo Jhe | Nov 23, 2017

On Oct. 29, 2016, 30,000 people met up in Gwanghwamun Square to support the impeachment of former president Park Geun-hye. Less than two months after the first candlelight vigil, 2.3 million protesters...

Shinzo Abe secures big victory in national election

Shinzo Abe secures big victory in national election

Amy Jungmin Kim | Nov 22, 2017

Shinzo Abe, the prime minister of Japan, crushed his opposition parties in a forced snap election on October 22. This result indicates that he has a strong chance to be reelected as the leader of the Liberal...

How to fix the world in five minutes

How to fix the world in five minutes

Grace Yang | Nov 22, 2017

Often we are too blinded by faraway news from countries halfway across ours. As national television channels and advertisements on Facebook initiate series of conversations on international issues, people...

Weinstein becomes social pariah amidst allegations of sexual assault

Weinstein becomes social pariah amidst allegations of sexual assault

Jina Kim | Nov 22, 2017

On Oct. 5, the New York Times published allegations of decades of sexual abuse by film producer, Harvey Weinstein. From that point, many other women in the industry have come forth to announce their story...

Trump pushes Congress to approve tax reform

Trump pushes Congress to approve tax reform

Jenny Seo | Nov 22, 2017

On Sept. 27, the Trump administration released the Unified Tax Reform Framework that would cut income tax rates, lowering the top rate to 35 percent from 39.6 percent, while decreasing the number of tax...

KAI Exec Found Dead

KAI Exec Found Dead

Michelle Ahn | Nov 6, 2017

On September 21, Kim In-Sik—the vice president of the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI)—was found dead in his apartment next to a three-page suicide note amid investigations of corruption allegations...

The Flags of Pro-Park Protests

The Flags of Pro-Park Protests

Andrea Jiwon Kwon | Nov 6, 2017

On Oct. 7, pro-Park protests continued to rage all across Gangnam as well as the Dongdaemun District with about 2,000 people participating, according to MK News. Since the onset of protests against former...

How to fix the world in five minutes

How to fix the world in five minutes

Grace Yang | Nov 6, 2017

The world paints the same picture every day. The school bell at three o’clock marks busy footsteps rushing to English hagwons, lines of cars honking for their children, bags of books jolting in sweat....

Olympics and school events impacted by rising tensions from the North

Olympics and school events impacted by rising tensions from the North

Sia Cho | Nov 6, 2017

As the endless war of verbal aggression persists between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, heightened tensions are beginning to encroach upon the everyday lives of individuals. In fact, with the whole world...

North Korea missile testing

North Korea missile testing

Angela Jinyoung Choe | Oct 18, 2017

On Aug. 28, North Korea performed yet another long-range missile test landing harmlessly in the sea. For the past few months, North Korea has attempted to perfect their missiles toward South Korea and...

Ddareungi leads the eco-friendly revolution in Seoul

Ddareungi leads the eco-friendly revolution in Seoul

Jenny Seo | Oct 18, 2017

The global trend of bike-sharing systems has finally managed to catch on in Korea. Since the introduction of Ddareungi, Seoul’s most prominent bicycle-sharing system, more and more people have abandoned...