Rats! These pesky little creatures are starting to take a bad toll on the environment, especially on an island with a large population of rats. According to a research study done by Lancaster University, the invasive rats devour almost everything, including bird eggs and native bird species. The results? The negative impact has gone…
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[Opinion] Why North Korea’s Hesitance In Talks Isn’t As Bad As It Seems
The landmark June 12 summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un renewed hopes of a possible new era of peace in the long-standing conflict between their respective countries. For many, the hope was that the meeting would prove to be a fruitful one, and go a long way to a potential treaty…
2018 Mission To Peru
From July 1st to July 14th, a total of fifty people from Cornerstone Church visited Peru to participate in missionary work. Cornerstone Church is a Christian church that is located in Harbor City, California. It’s a church that consists of mostly Korean-Americans that was founded in 1993 when a small group of…
South Korea’s Minimum Wage Raise Sparks Controversy
Last May, President Moon took office with a left-leaning promise to significantly raise the minimum wage in South Korea. In the past few weeks, he has been facing backlash from both liberals and conservatives regarding his minimum wage policies. On July 16, President Moon apologized in a meeting with his aides,…
Different Cultures and Favoritism in Personality Types
Our society tends to favor extroverted people. According to the Wall Street Journal, the outgoing people are the ones that get the jobs, the leadership roles, and better grades. They also get the credit they deserve, if not more, while introverts may not be getting what they deserve, because people fail…
Summer SAT Boot Camp
The SAT is a standardized test by College Board used for college admissions in the United States. Boot camp, often associated with the military, is an intensive and rigorous course of training. Together, one might say that the SAT Boot Camp is a living hell for students. Every summer since 2011, Gateway…
[Editor’s Column]Demystifying Your Belief on the Concierge
As a rising senior excited to close the last chapter in his high school, I stood between a few paths the beginning of this summer. This is the last summer of high school; how do I make the most out of it? Some around me were adamant scholars; having finished 10 months of…
SWiM- Summer Workshop in Math
Since the summer of 2016, Duke University – well known for its beautiful architectures – organized a math summer camp for junior girls. It’s a nine day workshop where anyone from the U.S. and Canada is qualified to apply. In order to increase female participation in math, anonymous sponsors and the Department…
Evanston’s Asian Cuisines: Perfect ‘Pho’ International Students
The smell of red pepper paste and anchovies enticed me, a Korean-Californian resident, to order Koco Table’s kimchi fried rice. The white rice turned red by gochujang mixed with kimchi offered me the savoriness I missed. The Northwestern-Medill Journalism program was not my first summer camp so being away from home was normal; but…
[Junior JSR Highlights]Why is Ballet Good for our Bodies?
You may have been told that ballet helps so much with balance, flexibility, toned muscles, and more. Well all of that is true and I can tell you that from my personal experience. Ballet is not exactly like a sport, except it’s harder than a sport because it requires a ton of concentration…