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A Chipotle storefront in the US

Chipotle announces opening in South Korea

Claire Baek, Reporter | Sep 22, 2025

Chipotle Mexican Grill, a famous Mexican chain in the US, announced its plan to open its first store in Korea and Singapore in the first half of 2026. Signing a joint venture with Korea’s multinational...

A customer notice displayed at a Starbucks counter

Starbucks implements new policy

Claire Baek, Reporter | Sep 16, 2025

Starbucks Korea introduced new restrictive measures on ‘cagong’ students, people who work for hours in cafes with excessive personal equipment usage. The new policy forbade customers from using certain...

KakaoTalk and OpenAI merge functions.

Kakao and OpenAI strategise to implement powerful AI

Subeen Shim, Webmaster/Design Editor | Feb 24, 2025

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, and Cheong Shin-a, the CEO of KakaoTalk, announced a joint collaboration to develop AI-driven products in South Korea on Feb. 4. According to Altman, this collaboration aims...

Visitors explore Olive Young's booth at KCON LA 2024

Olive Young opens first international store in Los Angeles

Chelsea Kim, Reporter | Feb 24, 2025

CJ Olive Young has officially announced that it is currently establishing its first US subsidiary, “CJ Olive Young USA,” in Los Angeles, California. Amidst the globally growing popularity of K-beauty...

DeepSeek, a growing Chinese AI program founded by Lian Wenfeng

DeepSeek: the new AI meta?

Nathan Ahn, Reporter | Feb 24, 2025

The Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek has taken the tech industry by storm, shocking the US and major tech companies in the race for advanced AI. Its efficient and well-structured responses have led many to...

TikTok users receive a notification that TikTok is unavailable

TikTok restores service in the US after 12-hour ban

Zoe Chang, Reporter | Feb 10, 2025

For many American TikTok users, Jan. 19 was a day of frustration and uncertainty. Across the US, a federal law banning the use of TikTok was enacted, with many users being greeted with a message saying,...

Graphic by Everlyn Chong (11)

Finding the balance between love and academics

Everlyn Chong, Photo/Graphics Editor/Copy Editor | Dec 12, 2024

When we students enter high school, we often begin to fantasize about relationships. Excited, we gossip about our “talking stages” and another student’s love life. When we come across relationship...

Graphic by Chloe Yoon

Bingre’s banana milk bottles submitted for national heritage

Chloe Yoon, Reporter | Nov 21, 2024

Buying a refreshing bottle of sweet, creamy banana milk after a steamy session at the sauna with parents is a nostalgic experience for numerous Koreans, one that many would call a tradition that has been...

Painting by Shin Yun-bok

Merging the past and present: Kansong Art museum debuts first digital exhibition

Chloe Yoon, Reporter | Nov 6, 2024

“Art is a bridge that connects the past to the present,” Chun In-keon, director of the Kansong Art Museum said during a talk event for the museum’s new exhibition, “Immersive K: When the Clouds...

Foodie Diaries: God Eat (ep. 1)

Foodie Diaries: God Eat (ep. 1)

Jiah Hwang and Eric Hyunseung Cho | Nov 5, 2024

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Graphic by Everlyn Chong (11)

Netflix’s ‘Culinary Class Wars’ final chefs present remarkable dishes

Everlyn Chong, Photo/Graphics Editor/Copy Editor | Oct 30, 2024

A dish holds more than just the taste. Its presentation, scent, and texture all play a part in building up to the moment the food enters the mouth, is savored, and is then swallowed. Netflix’s “Culinary...

Ryan Lee (10) scrolling on Instagram Reels

The Gen-Z drug: ‘Scrolling’

Dom Min, Reporter | Oct 10, 2024

“The world has yet to even acknowledge that this addiction exists, despite it being all around us and fueling our current mental health crisis.”  As Dr. Justin Romano states, the world is entering...