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When judges are bound by public voices

When judges are bound by public voices

TTAdmin | Nov 18, 2016

Fortunately, we do not live in the kind of society featured in “1984,” where Big Brother monitors every little movement of an individual to make sure that everyone is in support of the leader. In fact,...

What the presidential and vice presidential debates have taught us

What the presidential and vice presidential debates have taught us

Andrew Ham | Nov 9, 2016

The results of the second presidential debate of the 2016 election were something we all should have seen coming. Donald Trump attempted to impose his masculinity on his opponent, Hillary Clinton, much...

Stuff teachers say to students

Stuff teachers say to students

April Kim | Nov 9, 2016

Student: “May I go to the bathroom?” Teacher: “ Now? You should have gone during break time.” Well, I don’t know about you teachers but we students don’t plan out our urinating schedules....

Demi Lovato’s Instagram comments stir uproar

Demi Lovato’s Instagram comments stir uproar

Grace Yang | Nov 9, 2016

Thanks to Demi Lovato’s recent Instagram comment, it seems like one of the most universal way of fans showing their love for their favorite singers might fade into oblivion: drawing portraits. Often...

Bisexuality definitely is and always has been “a thing”

Bisexuality definitely is and always has been “a thing”

Marie Park | Nov 9, 2016

By now, many people have become familiar with the term “LGBT” and the increasing advocacy for those identifying as gay or lesbian. However, despite the word “LGBT” being thrown around more and...

Stuff people say in foreign language class

Stuff people say in foreign language class

April Kim | Oct 21, 2016

Did you get what [insert language teacher here] said? Faces contorted with confusion, eyes darting from person to person, and frantically whispering to one another to get at least the gist of what...

When refugees come to our own shores

When refugees come to our own shores

TTAdmin | Oct 21, 2016

During the time of the Korean War, thousands of refugees fled overseas to countries in the Middle East that opened their borders for our misfortunate citizens. Half a century later, tables have flipped...

A defense of journalism, maybe

A defense of journalism, maybe

Andrew Ham | Oct 21, 2016

Frankly, I am tired of typing the number 2016 in my articles. I imagine this is how writers felt last year, the year before, a century ago; there always seems to be a need to qualify a statement with the...

What is intersectional feminism?

What is intersectional feminism?

Marie Park | Oct 21, 2016

Man-hating, angry anti-family women that burn bras and refuse to shave. Though this image is an older stereotype and many probably no longer strictly believe in that image exactly, it is an undeniable...

Stuff people say during summer break

Stuff people say during summer break

April Kim | Sep 5, 2016

What’s the summer assignment for [insert AP class here] again? If you’re not asking this a few days before the first day of school, something’s definitely wrong with you. What are you trying...

Why saying “All Lives Matter” is problematic

Why saying “All Lives Matter” is problematic

Marie Park | Sep 5, 2016

“Black Lives Matter” is a term we are all probably familiar with, whether we learned it through hashtags on social media or through the protests featured in the news. These three words have recently...

Medical dramas trick people into false perceptions of doctors

Medical dramas trick people into false perceptions of doctors

Grace Yang | Sep 5, 2016

A typical Korean drama setting often draws two characters recovering from several hardships and eventually falling in love with each other. Now sprinkle in spices of medical emergencies, blood-splattering...