By: Christine Nam
A strifeless life / Is it worth it? / Will this be for naught? / With every work submit / Will they get me closer to a yacht?
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By: Sarah Son
“Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.” To be specific, these small minds are fault-finders, which according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, are people who habitually find fault, complain, or object, especially in a petty way.
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By: Phillip Seo
After over nine months of prolonged suffering, isolation, death, economic collapse, and the discomfort everyone has felt, the world has finally reached a milestone in overcoming this pandemic. The world can anticipate the return of normality of hanging out with family and friends, being able to interact with people more closely without having to practice social distancing, and being able to go out without having to wear a mask.
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By: Rosaline Dou
When I was 16, I moved to the US and renamed myself “Rosaline.” In my hometown, Wenzhou, China, my teachers told me I needed an English name when studying in an English-speaking country to avoid having an outsider status. I finally chose "Rosaline" because its meaning of soft and tender resonated. I saw it as a fresh start, an opportunity to fit in.
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By: Rhea Mahajan
The headlines have been startling to say the least: more than 500 people sickened by a mysterious illness in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. So, what is this new, mystery illness that’s attacking south India? The short answer is: we don’t know.
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By: Celina Yang
If you think about what events are in December, most people will probably say Christmas or the Winter Holidays, even though I usually think about the finals first. With the idea of this holiday, there is a greatly common practice of having a Christmas tree in the household during this exciting season. And with this common practice comes the purchase and deposition (except for artificial trees) of millions of Christmas trees, mostly spruce, pine, or fir.
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By: Brady Condon
Throughout the Western World, conservative and right-wing parties are experiencing a period of soul searching. In the United States, the Republican party will have to navigate a post-Trump era. In Canada, Erin O’Toole, the new Conservative leader has the task of reenergizing conservative Canadians. Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom is constantly under threat of a backbench rebellion, forcing him out of power. Even in Russia, longtime leader Vladimir Putin appears to be preparing for his eventual retirement from the presidency. This is not the first time any of these countries have had to redefine conservatism.
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By: Martina Aucejo
After months of living in a hellish world filled with more masks, hand sanitizer, and empty shelves in grocery stores than ever before, it seems as if the end of COVID-19 is finally in sight. Several countries such as New Zealand and Australia are Covid free, and countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom have finally gained access to life-saving vaccines. However, not everyone is exactly running with open arms to get vaccinated.
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By: Rosaline Dou
The outbreak of Covid-19 throughout the whole world is, indeed, distressing. However, it also provides an opportunity to reflect on how the countries react, and provides some insight into how to deal with the global financial and health crisis. I wonder if the personality and value of a nation would be shown in the time of crisis more than any other time.
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By: Emily Qian
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By: Marie York
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By: Anjali Dhanekula
Emerging as a frontrunner among the countries with better coronavirus responses is New Zealand. Led by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand understands how crucial stringent measures and speed are in the fight against the coronavirus and this understanding greatly influences their positive coronavirus response.
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By: Kaila Morris
After this year, I would be more than happy to never hear the word “unprecedented” used in a political context again––the stigma around it has been, to use my affectionate terminology, twenty-twenty-fied. That’s when something has been heard so many times over the course of 2020 that we’ve learned to expect a certain, most usually negative, outcome. Assuming you haven’t yet moved to a remote island in Oceania to escape the tumult of the past few months, chances are you know the feeling.
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By: Emily Qian
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Extemporaneous Speaking can often be the loneliest events in all of Speech and Debate. That is, until one Extemper unmuted his mic and turned on his camera. “I’m actually a Student from China, and the American media isn’t covering the whole truth.” I froze and looked at the guy.
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Fast fashion retailers, including Forever 21, H&M, Zara, and Fashion Nova, mimic trendy styles from expensive fashion brands and produce a mass amount of clothing in the shortest time possible without care for what happens before and after profit
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Something led you here to read this. First off, you have online access. You also probably have some sort of social media. Bingo. You’re my target audience and data mining has just done its job successfully. Social media is also ripping the very trust that keeps societies together without us knowing.
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Quite recently, I have learned the full process of how Korean, as in the writing known as “Hangul” was formed. Throughout my whole 16 years of living as a Korean, I never really learned about how my first language was formed.
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“Kung Flu”. “China Virus”. These are just two of the countless racially degrading terms used to refer to SARS-Cov-2, or the novel coronavirus. From President Trump to numerous news articles, both politicians and mainstream media alike have contributed to the widespread use of such scientifically incorrect and racially charged nomenclature.
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As my dad and I are driving on the highway, the radio station we’re listening to begins to play the Korean news channel. Yesterday, it talked about a celebrity being criticized for posting the Japanese confederate flag on their social media, and today the anchor could speak about the ongoing boycott on Japanese products in Korea, but none of this would faze me or my dad. For nearly a century, the two countries had never been at peace, at least politically and economically.
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