Detained and Deported: Hundreds of South Korean Targeted in ICE Raid
In the past, ICE raids have disproportionately impacted certain ethnic communities. For example, members of the Latinx community have historically faced unjust treatment, the current administration’s increase in ICE funding and removal of existing regulations only fueling their fears of racial profiling and discrimination. Because of this, other (non hispanic) groups have had relatively less…
Height Growth: the 3 Biggest Factors
“Look at your son. He’s so tall and admirable! Meanwhile I have to pay for those inconceivable Growth Hormone Injections just for my son to sleep late and make it futile.” This is a nag every student experiences once in their lives. Height is a sensitive factor for students nowadays, whether it’s because of pleasing…
Labubu— From Original Art to Performative Icon
Labubus — the paragon of the “performative” aesthetic. Once a niche collectible, Labubu have had a meteoric success, with prices ranging from forty dollars to an astonishing 30,000. Their fame nowadays, however, has undermined their origin and meaning. Labubu’s rapid rise to fame started in early 2024, when many influencers, celebrities, and pop culture figures…
Neurodivergency and Sanism in School Communities
Among classmates you meet everyday, 30% may be neurodivergent, according to UW-Madison School of Education. Sitting exhausted in a late Friday class, you may come to notice the boy with the too blank eyes staring a hole into the wall, or the girl rocking back and forth in her chair with a cheery smile. At…
Future of Sonic Weapons
Police officers display a long-range acoustic device used for crowd control at the G20 Summit Pittsburgh protests in September 2009. The LRAD can emit sounds at levels exceeding 140 decibels, loud enough to cause permanent hearing damage and severe pain. Sonic and ultrasonic weapons are types of weapons that use sound to injure or incapacitate…
You think it’s helpful, but this is actually killing your brain power
Those energy drinks and coffee you are drinking are not helping you focus: they actually steal your sleep, destroy your attention span, and generally ruin your life. Last summer break was the busiest time of my life. To keep up with all the hagwon work and summer school program exams, I began to rely on…
The Secret Behind Matcha
Matcha isn’t just another performative TikTok trend—it’s a lifestyle rooted in ancient Japanese tea packed with antioxidants and offering calm, steady energy without the coffee jitters. Matcha was introduced to Japan in the 1100s by Zen Buddhist monk Eisai, who was returning from a study in China. He brought tea seeds along and later wrote…
The Easiest Way to Upgrade Your Study to Another Level
Depiction by D.Y. Lee (10) of taking a 30 minute power nap between classes, Nov. 14th. This easy habit can help you achieve a 4.0 while having at least 2 hours of free time every day. Using this easy 30-minute method will boost your ability to focus and reduce fatigue. What I’m describing here is…
Fly High Eagles
For years, the Hanwha Eagles have been a team their fans supported more with hope than expectation. Season after season, flashes of potential have come and gone without leading to a real Korean series win. However, the 2025 season feels different. With a pitching rotation that’s dominating opponents, young hitters breaking out at just the…
The Impact of Timed Tests on Student Performance
Timed tests, according to the college board and the vast majority of teachers, are supposed to measure a student’s aptitude. But does it really measure a student’s pure knowledge of a subject or just how fast they can solve a problem? Because the latter solely promotes finding shortcuts to find a question as quickly as…
Beyond the Court: Understanding the WNBA Salary Gap
The massive salary gap between NBA and WNBA players reveals a long-standing issue of gender inequality in professional sports. While NBA superstars earn tens of millions annually, many WNBA athletes must play overseas in the offseason just to make a sustainable living. While the WNBA deserves to be paid equitably, structural reasons prohibit the franchise…
How the Fall of China Began From the 19th Century to Now
Chinese Individuals are being forced in advocating Mao Zedong,the ruler of China during mid 20th century during his reformmovements of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in ChinaBeijing. 1967 Two thousand years of the Great Celestial China has fallen; the Republic of China has begun. The Fall of China can be traced back to the Qing…
The anti-cram studying method: the Pomodoro method
I was a big procrastinator, and I seemed to cram for an exam just to burn out and get distracted, until I found this study method that is so good it feels illegal.Nowadays, many students cram not just for exams, but also for homework or work in general. They do most of their work at…
Mega-Knight is NO SKILL
Few cards in CR spark as much rage as MegaKnight. Drop him, and suddenly 7 elixir turns into a leaping, stomping wall of armor that wipes out entire pushes in one bounce. But here’s the catch, his power isn’t from clever timing. It’s about pressing a single button and letting raw stats do all the…
Phoenix Marine 