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South Korean Author Han Kang

South Korean author Han Kang receives Nobel Prize

Zoe Chang, Reporter | Oct 22, 2024

The Swedish Academy in Stockholm announced that South Korean author Han Kang received the 2024 Nobel Prize for literature on Oct. 10. The Nobel Prize committee stated that she was awarded “for her intense...

Graphic by Yeseo Lee

Telegram Korea establishes new deepfake policy

Yeseo Lee, Reporter | Oct 10, 2024

Chairman Ryu Heelim of the Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) announced in a press conference on Sept. 30 that Telegram Korea will be implementing a zero-tolerance policy combatting deepfake...

Maggie Smith as Professor McGonagall in Harry Potter

Maggie Smith passes at age 89

Zoe Chang, Reporter | Oct 10, 2024

British actress Maggie Smith passed at the age of 89 at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London on Sep. 27. She was reported to have passed peacefully in a private setting, surrounded by her sons...

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Instagram launches series of new regulations towards teenagers

Serim Kwon, Reporter | Oct 10, 2024

Meta, which owns Instagram, is initiating a proactive step with setting rigorous guidelines for teenagers under 18 in an effort to make a safer online environment. Starting in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia,...

Donald striking an iconic pose after getting shot

Two strikes on Trump, none on Harris

Colin Park, Reporter | Oct 10, 2024

One in the ear, one not even near. In the last three months, former President and current presidential candidate Donald Trump has been the target of two assassination attempts, while Kamala Harris and...

Graphic by Zoe Chang

The Gogyo Hakjumjae: Korea’s new revolutionary school system

Zoe Chang, Reporter | Oct 10, 2024

From the year 2025, the school life of a Korean student will change drastically. In 2022, the Korean government stated that they would be implementing a new course selection and grading system starting...

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Source: AllKpop

Telegram faces controversy for distributing illegal deepfake

Chelsea Kim, Reporter | Oct 5, 2024

Messaging platform Telegram has issued a public apology to South Korean authorities following widespread outrage over its role in facilitating the distribution of deepfake pornographic material. The apology...

Protestors in stork costumes walking down central Gangnam

Concerns over crowding in the Gangnam climate protest

Colin Park, Reporter | Oct 2, 2024

Last Saturday, the 907 Climate Justice March took place along Seoul’s Gangnam Boulevard. With over 30,000 people marching down the streets, this protest left an indelible mark on the climate change movement.  The...

Hospitals decline emergency patients

Ambulances caught in “emergency room merry-go-round”

Taerin Kim, Reporter | Oct 2, 2024

As the doctor shortage further creates complications in South Korea, ambulances carrying emergency patients are stuck on “emergency room merry-go-round,” often driving for several hours before patients...

Source: Chosun Ilbo

Autonomous machines enter the military sphere

Nathan Ahn, Reporter | Sep 21, 2024

Autonomous vehicles have become more prevalent on the streets for quite some time, providing comfort and convenience to drivers. Although these systems have not reached a state where they can operate without...

Source: 전자신문 (etnews)

Will the College Scholastic Ability Test be pushed back?

Subeen Shim, Webmaster/Design Editor | Sep 13, 2024

The “doctors strike” in Korea, which refers to doctor resigning caused by the government's request for increasing the number of medical students, led to a possible delay in the College Scholastic Ability...

Source: Reuters

Mpox: disease hidden in plain sight

Nathan Ahn, Reporter | Sep 9, 2024

The prevalence of the mpox disease is rising through its recent name change and the upsurge in cases. Monkeypox recently got a name change to mpox, and on Aug. 14, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared...