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Korean government announces new anti-bullying laws

Korean government announces new anti-bullying laws

Waan Choi, Copy Editor | Apr 27, 2023

On April 12, the Korean government announced anti-bullying measures aimed to further prevent bullying and create stricter punishments for bullies. All bullying records will be kept up to four years...

Drug-laced drinks distributed to students

Korean students targeted with drug-laced drinks

Erin J Choi, Reporter | Apr 21, 2023

On April 3, four suspects in groups of two were spotted distributing suspicious drinks to students in Daechi-dong, near the Gangnam-gu Cheong station, from 4pm to 9pm.  While feigning a promotion event,...

Donald Trump indicted for felony charges

Donald Trump indicted for felony charges

Sophie Choi, Reporter | Apr 17, 2023

On March 30, former US President Donald Trump was indicted on 34 felony charges of falsifying business records prior to the 2016 election. These charges resulted from his alleged affair with adult film...

#RaisingAwareness: Stuff or Fluff?

#RaisingAwareness: Stuff or Fluff?

Paul Moon, Managing Editor | Apr 17, 2023

If you visit Twitter, it is common to see trending hashtags such as “#standwithukraine,” “#savetheplanet,” and “#protectthechildren” on the front page. These hashtags are also found in the...

Indian government censors textbooks

Indian government censors textbooks

Paul Moon, Managing Editor | Apr 17, 2023

In India, as students return to school in June at the start of the new school year, they will find an altered version of their textbooks that better fits Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist...

Source: Cheney Orr/Reuters

Tennessee state legislature expels members for anti-gun protests

Brandon Choi, Executive Copy Editor | Apr 14, 2023

On April 6, the House of Representatives in the state of Tennessee held a vote to expel three Democratic legislators who protested a Nashville school shooting: Representatives Justin Jones, Justin J. Pearson,...

Source: Reuters

Do Kwon arrested in Montenegro

Andrew Shin, Reporter | Apr 13, 2023

CEO of Terraform Labs, Kwon Do-hyung, better known as Do Kwon, was arrested on March 24 in Montenegro for attempting to travel with falsified documents.  Kwon’s problems started in May 2022, when...

Chun Doo-hwans grandson under arrest

Chun Doo-hwan’s grandson arrested after releasing shocking revelations

Erin J Choi, Reporter | Apr 3, 2023

Since March 12, Chun Woo-won, grandson of South Korea’s former president Chun Doo-hwan, has disclosed revelations about his family and acquaintances on Instagram. Under the username @hope.with.jesuss,...

OpenAI releases GPT-4 with groundbreaking innovations

OpenAI releases GPT-4 with groundbreaking innovations

Waan Choi, Copy Editor | Apr 3, 2023

On March 14, OpenAI announced the language model GPT-4 as an updated version of GPT-3, garnering popularity for its innovative technology. Users can access GPT-4 through a paid subscription for ChatGPT...

South Koreas 69-hour work week: a big step backwards

South Korea’s 69-hour work week: a big step backwards

Paul Moon, Managing Editor | Apr 3, 2023

In early March, the South Korean government headed by the Conservative Party and President Yoon Seok-yeol announced a new policy of increasing the weekly maximum working hour limit from 52 hours to 69....

South Korea lifts mask mandate on public transport

South Korea lifts mask mandate on public transport

Sophie Choi, Reporter | Mar 31, 2023

On March 20, South Korea lifted the mask mandate for public transportation. While the government still recommends that people keep their masks on, it is no longer mandatory. Korea’s mask mandate for...

South Korean protesters denouncing the compensation plan (Source: Reuters)

South Korea compensates victims of Japanese colonial rule

Joseph Chun, Design & Production Editor | Mar 16, 2023

On March 6, South Korea reached an agreement with Japan regarding compensation for South Koreans who were forced to work in Japanese factories during World War II. Under the new agreement, South Korean...