Aaron Hernandez, Ken Stabler, Chris Benoit, you name it. The notable “legends” of American football and wrestling. Though these three athletes differ in sports, they have one mutual commonality: they suffered from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). Experts have known about it for over a century, but sports fans have recently been…
Category: Editor’s Column
[Editor’s Column]The End of the Mueller Investigation
Robert Mueller’s nearly two-year long investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election has come to a conclusion. Millions of Americans have been waiting for this report and after Robert Mueller announced that his report has concluded, the nearly 400-page long report was sent to the U.S. Attorney General William Barr for review….
[Editor’s Column]IB in Korean Schools
IB (International Baccalaureate) is “a program that focuses on teaching students to think critically and independently, and how to inquire with care and logic” and more than 4,000 schools have chosen to teach International Baccalaureate programs worldwide. As an English-based curriculum with a direct focus on making students better learners and people, IB is…
[ Editor’s Column]Second Summit Between the U.S. and North Korea
On February 27, 2019, President Trump met with Kim Jong-un of North Korea for a second summit, this time in Hanoi, Vietnam. The meeting came eight months after the first summit in June 2018 in Singapore, which failed to produce any clear path toward denuclearization. The meeting was highly publicized as many wanted to…
[Editor’s Column]Steps to the Next Four Years
After thirteen years of routinely attending school and obsessing over their GPA, students in the class of 2019 have seen both the crushing words of rejection and euphoria-causing words of miraculous acceptance in college results. Acceptance, deferral, or rejection dominate the admissions process, supposedly defining a student’s future with either failure or “Ivy-league”…
[ Editor’s Column] COC Lockdown
On January 16, 2019, College of the Canyons went on lockdown as a woman was suspected of having a rifle on campus. Around 2000 students and 200 staff members were on campus during the lockdown in which they all went into hiding for nearly three hours. As COC students, a few of my friends…
[Editor’s Column]No End in Sight to the Government Shutdown
Another government shutdown has occurred during the Trump administration. This time it is about the funding for the border wall along Mexico. The shutdown officially began overnight on December 22, 2018, and has continued into the new year. The shutdown is a result of Congress refusing to meet Trump’s demand for 5.6 billion dollars…
[Editor’s Column] JSR 21/JJSR 3 Prepares to Begin
On December 15th, J Student Reporter opened its doors to new incoming reporters and returning reporters and editors marking the start of JSR’s 21st semester. Led by Whitney Ahn (JSR Program Coordinator), the official orientation was held at Korea Daily Headquarters. JSR provides an unique opportunity for all young reporters to submit weekly…
[Editor’s Column]Journalism Shouldn’t Be Ignored
It is written in The Elements of Journalism that “the purpose of journalism is not defined by technology, nor by journalists or the techniques they employ.” Rather “the principles and purpose of journalism are defined by something more basic: the function news plays in the lives of people”. This is the precise reason why journalism…
[ Editor’s Column]Your Passion vs. Your Parents
America’s top ten salary jobs are all STEM majors. As a college student, many are likely to apply for engineering majors even if their passion has to do with fine art. Many students these days constantly struggle with finding what they should do with their lives. And therefore, people majoring in art, journalism, and humanities…