Throughout the entire month of July, actors and musical performers have gathered from all over California to reenact Shakespeare’s famous play, The Tempest. Unlike any other Shakespearean play, this performance is not set in England but has included many scenes that take place in Korea and other countries in East Asia. From lanterns and the…
4:44 – The Return of Jayhova
One of my friends says that hip-hop is very much like boxing: regardless of skill, a contender is cold product as soon as he is past his prime. And he’s right. In the treacherous hip-hop scene—where listeners tend to leave artists stranded in the dust as soon as some trendy newcomers make their debuts—a rapper…
President Moon Jae-In Meets President Trump
After the impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun Hye, the newly elected South Korean President Moon Jae-In has gone on his first trip abroad to the United States to meet with President Trump. The leaders discussed many different subjects, specifically the growing nuclear and missile programs currently being developed in North Korea. Ever since…
Jaclyn Hill X Morphe Palette Launch
On June 15, Jaclyn Hill, a content creator in the YouTube Beauty Community, shared a video announcing her collaboration with Linda Tawil, one of the founders of Morphe, a cosmetics company known for its well made brushes and makeup. As a long time affiliate with Morphe, Jaclyn has worked with the brand in the past…
The Annual MTAC Convention
The Music Teachers’ Association of California (MTAC) held their 2017 annual Convention from June 30th to July 4th. The convention is a celebratory event in which hundreds of students are celebrated for their musical achievements. This year, it was held at the Hyatt Regency Convention Center in Santa Clara. The five day event featured a…
Body Exhibit Opens at California Science Center
On May 20th this year, Gunther von Hagens’ Body Worlds Pulse Exhibit opened in LA’s California Science Center to be shown for nine months. First hosted in Tokyo in 1995, this world traveling anatomy exhibit has made its way to over 50 locations around the world to educate the public about the human body. The…
Leadership Camp as a Mentor
From June 19 to 23, the 2017 Korea Daily Leadership Camp was held at Pepperdine University. Participants, including rising 5th graders to rising high school seniors, learned how to design their own websites, choreograph songs, conduct their own interviews, improve their public speaking skills, and most importantly, how to become leaders. I was excited to…
Editor’s Column: The Consequential Effects of Dessert
Desserts come after a filling, delicious meal. Always. That’s the tradition in global cuisines: you feel as if your stomach is about to explode and yet, you must eat those post-meal sweets. While such cupcakes, brownies, lollipops, coffees, and more satisfy the consumer and offer an enjoyable end to the night, these delights actually pose…
Freedom Within the Walls of Summer School
In the minds of many students, summer school brings unpleasant thoughts of having to go to school while others are taking long-awaited breaks from studying. This, however, depends on the amount of freedom that summer school students are given as compared to the actual school year. Upcoming ninth graders taking a summer school program at…
The Largest Airbag Recall Ever Recorded in History
The Takata corporation, by name, may be unfamiliar to most people. However, many people still remember the Airbag recall from many Japanese and other motor companies. From this recall, 53 million vehicles were eligible and the Takata corporation was fined $200 million by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA). At the time, the Takata corporation…