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US colleges reinstate standardized testing

Zoe Chang, Reporter | May 31, 2024

Earlier this year, colleges across the United States announced that they will be reinstating standardized testing starting from the 2025-'26 school year. As of April, top universities such as Brown, Dartmouth...

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Apple’s iPad Pro ad receives backlash from viewers

Zoe Chang, Reporter | May 31, 2024

Apple’s new advertisement for the upcoming iPad Pro sparked controversy among viewers for their disrespect towards creative equipment. Released on May 8, the ad portrayed a hydraulic press crushing down...

HYBE gets involved in Dahn World scandal

HYBE faces allegations regarding association to Dahn World

Chelsea Kim, Social Media Manager | May 28, 2024

Amid the Min Hee-jin-HYBE feud, speculation regarding the agency’s relation to pseudo-religion meditation group “Dahn World” has gained immense traction. The center of suspicion lies on evidence...

HSSC makes changes to the 2024-25 elections

HSSC makes changes to the 2024-25 elections

Ryan Lee, Reporter | May 20, 2024

The HSSC elections for the 2024-25 school year took place for rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors during the last week of April. Candidates who wished to represent their grade next year delivered...

Mass stabbing in Australia, what were the motives?

Mass stabbing in Australia, what were the motives?

Jiyu Hong, Reporter | May 2, 2024

As increasingly violent police riots erupted all across Europe, security officials clashed with immigrants in New York, and documents were leaked in southeast Asia, Australia seemed like the only region...

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/arizona-abortion-ban-lawmakers-repeal-rcna149181

Arizona house overturns abortion laws

Jiah Hwang, Reporter | May 2, 2024

On April 25, the Arizona House of Representatives voted to overturn the state’s abortion ban that has been in place since 1864. This was possible with three republican party members, Matt Gress, Tim...

DEIB hosts Easter Egg Hunt

DEIB hosts Easter Egg Hunt

Subeen Shim, Reporter | Apr 15, 2024

On April. 9, the DEIB club hosted an Easter egg hunt after school as a celebration of Easter Day for middle school students. The egg hunt event involved DEIB club members organizing the stage for the...

South Korean doctors strike

South Korean doctors engage in mass protest against government plans

Chelsea Kim, Social Media Manager | Apr 15, 2024

Following the government's announcement on increasing medical school admissions from 3,058 to 5,058 starting in 2025, over 9,000 doctors walked out to hold a mass anti-government rally. As a result, surgeries...

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Digital SAT begins in America

Grace Lee, Reporter | Mar 13, 2024

The digital SAT took place in America for the first time on March 9, introducing a shorter and fully online testing format. Other changes that the digital SAT introduced included an online graphing calculator...

https://www.maiaeducation.com/post/why-we-recommend-a-2-year-timeline-for-the-college-admissions-process

Class of 2025—approaching college admissions face to face

Jiah Hwang, Reporter | Mar 13, 2024

As the college admissions cycle for the Class of 2024 comes to a close, anxiety rises for the students next in line. Each year, the college admissions process gets more selective, subsequently putting...

‘Pyramid Game’: sparks controversy

‘Pyramid Game’: sparks controversy

Subeen Shim, Reporter | Mar 13, 2024

“Pyramid Game” was introduced on Netflix on Feb. 29, gaining great popularity with famous figures such as Jang Won-young’s older sister, Jang Da-a, a rising actress. As its origin as a webtoon,...

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Netflix’s ‘Avatar’ remake garners mixed reviews

Grace Lee, Reporter | Mar 13, 2024

The Netflix remake of the animated Avatar series, “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” aired on Feb. 22, earning 21.2 million viewers in the first four days of its release. The remake had a 75 percent audience...