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Justin Trudeau (left) and Pierre Trudeau (right)

Justin Trudeau’s resignation marks end of the Trudeau era

Chloe Yoon, Reporter | Jan 23, 2025

Amidst the mounting internal pressure from his own party, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Jan. 6 during a press conference in Ottawa. Trudeau is the son of Canadian...

The spread of Southern California wildfires

Southern California wildfires continue to burn

Subeen Shim, Reporter | Jan 23, 2025

With more than 100,000 mandatory evacuations, Los Angeles has been facing one of the most destructive wildfires in history. Since January 7, this particular wildfire has killed at least 11 people and leaves...

Cybertruck exploded outside Trump Hotel main entrance

Active-duty US green beret explodes Tesla cybertruck outside Trump hotel

Dom Min, Managing Editor | Jan 23, 2025

A Tesla Cybertruck filled with fireworks exploded and burst into flames outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Jan. 2. The driver of the car had been identified as 37-year-old Matthew Livelsberger,...

Graphic by Zoe Chang

South Korea’s political crisis revives unique protest traditions

Zoe Chang, Social Media Manager/Copy Editor | Jan 23, 2025

From December 2024, South Korea has been in the midst of political turmoil surrounding President Yoon Suk-yeol. The controversy arose from his sudden declaration of martial law, which prompted the National...

Rival protests over South Korea’s impeached President Yoon held in Seoul on Dec. 21

Pervasive riots continue Korea’s political chaos

Nathan Ahn, Reporter | Jan 23, 2025

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol was arrested in Hannam-dong, Seoul, on Jan. 15, making him the first president to be detained in the country’s history.  President Yoon, the face of Korea’s...

Lee Jae-myung arriving at court for his trial

Lee JaeMyung acquitted of perjury, but three trials remain

Chloe Yoon, Reporter | Dec 12, 2024

After being prosecuted and sentenced to two years of prison for multiple charges including violations of the Public Official Election Act and allegations of bribery for both him and his wife, Democratic...

On the left, graffiti in red lacquer covers the floor of Seoul Women's University, criticizing the professor accused of sexual misconduct. On the right, the statue of Dongduk Women’s University founder Cho Yong-gak stands vandalized.

The fine line between justice and chaos in South Korean University protests

Stella Ock, Reporter | Dec 6, 2024

How loud must a voice become to be heard in the face of justice? History shows us that quiet discontent often dissolves into silence, bringing no change. Yet, when students destroy buildings, when signs...

North Korean soldiers train for the Russo-Ukrainian war

North Korea enters the Russo-Ukrainian war

Stella Ock, Reporter | Dec 5, 2024

Anatoliy Barchylevh, the chief of the general staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, reported on Nov. 25 that North Korean soldiers disguised as Indigenous people of Russia's far east combated with Ukrainian...

Students get ready to take suneung 2025

Fluctuating difficulty in Suneung 2025 alarms students

Taerin Kim, Executive Copy Editor | Dec 3, 2024

Anxious test takers across South Korea are awaiting their final result of the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), also known as suneung. Difficulty of the test directly causes the fluctuation for the...

People visit Vladimir Shklyarov’s funeral

Ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov dies at age 39

Zoe Chang, Social Media Manager/Copy Editor | Dec 3, 2024

A principal star has ceased in the Ballet industry. On Nov. 16, world-renowned ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov passed at age 39. According to the world-renown Mariinsky Theatre company, Shklyarov had...

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Apple’s first call recording feature debuts with mixed reactions

Stella Ock, Reporter | Nov 13, 2024

17 years after its launch, Apple released iOS 18.1, the beta version of its iPhone operating system, on Oct. 28. The most notable feature of this update is Apple's first official support for call recording...

Andy Kim, next to his wife Tammy Lai and his sons at the election night headquarters

Andy Kim becomes America’s first Korean Senator

Nathan Ahn, Reporter | Nov 13, 2024

Andy Kim, a Democrat from New Jersey, was elected to the US Senate on Tuesday, making him the first Korean American in the Senate. At age 42, Kim will also become one of the youngest members of the Senate...