Cherry Shin
A Tiny Step Away from Climate Change
Dawon Shin The year 2022 has ended but before we celebrate, 2023 awaits us. There are many things to consider for the year 2023: economy,...
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Benjamin Song
Is Gun Control an Effective Way to Control Crime?
Ben Song (Crean Lutheran) In this picture, people are protesting for the ban on firearms and the protection of people. These people think...
Kayla Park
All That Shabu Review
Kayla Park (Irvine High School) All That Shabu is an all you can eat restaurant where you can customize your hot pot to your liking. The...
Terry (Taehyun) Bang
Acknowledgements for Cherry
Terry Bang (Beckman High School) Dawon Shin, an aspiring 15 year old who goes to Northwood, has won an amazing achievement in her musical...
Terry (Taehyun) Bang
New Years Resolutions
Terry Bang (Beckman High School) New years resolutions - goals that one makes at the beginning of the year in hopes of reaching them. New...
Terry (Taehyun) Bang
New Years Korea
Terry Bang (Beckman High School) New Year is a once a year holiday where people from all over the globe will celebrate with their loved...
Benjamin Song
Why do High Schoolers Start to Use the Gym?
Ben Song (Crean Lutheran) Walking into the gym, there are many people of different ages. Some are adults, some are elderlies, but most of...
Calvin Pang
Where Are Our Precious Resources Going?
Calvin Pang (Beckman High School) Having an omnivorous diet can negatively impact the environment because more precious resources such as...
Eugene Kwon
Over fishing
Neil Hwang (Fairmont Private Schools) “The estimate is that by the middle of the 21st century, if we keep taking wild fish at the level...
Eugene Kwon
Christmas Trash Isn't So Festive
Jayden Lim (University High School) The holidays are always a great time to celebrate with your loved ones, have great food, decorate...
Eugene Kwon
Sustainable Energy in America
Cherry Shin (Northwood High School) America is known for using fossil fuels for energy around the world. In fact, America gets 81% of its...
Jayden Lim
EV Motorsports: All Speed, No Adrenaline
Jayden Lim (University High School) Motorsports is a genre of different types of competitive racing that involves high-performance...
Cherry Shin
Problems in Korea’s Education System
Cherry Shin (Northwood High School) South Korea is well-known for a lot of aspects: Kpop idols, food, and its competitive education...
Calvin Pang
Did you know parks can save lives?
Calvin Pang (Beckman High School) How green spaces prevent premature deaths Before continuing, ask yourself this question: where is the...
Cherry Shin
Social Insecurities
Dawon Shin Don’t you sometimes feel constantly uncertain of yourself? This is known as “social insecurity”, which is a common feeling...
Kayla Park
All That Shabu Review
Kayla Park (Irvine High School) All That Shabu is an all you can eat at restaurant where you can customize your hot pot to your liking....
Kayla Park
Top Gun Review
Top Gun is about a Naval Fighter Weapons school where the best pilots can train to refine their elite flying skills. The main character...
Ben Song
Nuclear Power Plants
Chernobyl was an accident where the nuclear reactor exploded due to malfunctions. The technicians at reactor four tried a poorly designed...
Jayden Lim
2035: Dooms Day for Californian Car Enthusiasts?
California regulators passed the rule banning the sale of gas-powered cars by 2035, causing car companies to switch to manufacturing...
Calvin Pang
Electric Cars: Cancelled?
What is the IRA? An acronym for Inflation Reduction Act, it is a current attempt to slow down economic recession. The thought process...
Benjamin Song
Schedule of the Best Basketball Players
I play for Crean Lutheran High School and a club team. My goal is to play D-1 basketball in college and in order to do so, I take my...
Michael Yi
A Day In The Life: A Quintessential Song of Psychedelic Music
What is psychedelic music? We all know psychedelics as a class of drugs, one that classifies hallucinogenic drugs (like LSD) that alter...
Keith Jung
Boxing Regulations : Controlled or Barbaric?
On a warm summer night in 1997, two goliaths of men stand opposite in a ring. The lights are beaming, the crowd is roaring, and one of...
Jayden Lim
Jurassic World: Dominion, A Franchise Gone Extinct
SPOILER WARNING! Jurassic World has always been one of the most exciting cinema franchises in American movie history. Starting from the...
Eugene Kwon
If you are seeking for both comfort and style, consider buying the beautifully designed Sayl Chair
Majority of people nowadays spend hours and hours on a chair. Whether they are a student or an adult, the use of chairs is inevitable in...
Calvin Pang
Standardized Testing: A Boost or Useless?
Back in 2015, UChicago saw that the Scholastic Aptitude Test was an inaccurate way to determine one’s potential success and made this...
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Daniel Kwon
Be a Change For Children in Need
By Daniel Kwon Despite the current decrease of volunteering opportunities due to the ongoing pandemic there are still many ways in which...
Terry (Taehyun) Bang
Laptops vs. Desktop Computers? Discussing the Best choices for the average high school student from
When I was choosing my first laptop or desktop to buy, I was very overwhelmed with all the different options I had. The many different...
Michael Yi
The Overhyped Public Perception of Artificial Intelligence and Why It Fails As A Surrogate For Human
As humans, mistakes are inevitable. However, to what extent is this common notion tolerable in the field of medicine? According to a...
Yookyung Na
My Challenge
One skill that I am proud of is being able to make others laugh easily. By making others laugh, it naturally comes with enjoying laughing...
Yookyung Na
My Strength
Written by Yookyung Na My parents always told me to be an independent person. They respected my opinion since I learned how to...
Michael Yi
Cumputer Science to Me
Written by Michael Yi One particular talent or skill that I am proud of is my ability to solve problems. The sense of gratification after...
Jake Seo
My Best Skill
Wirtten by Jake Seo One skill that I am proud of is being able to make others laugh easily. By making others laugh, it naturally comes...
Yookyung Na
Dia de los Muertos Festival at Bowers Museum
On November 5th, Bowers Museum held the Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Death) Festival. On this holiday, families remember and celebrate...
Eric Gwon
Organ Transplant/Gene Editing
Surgeons in New York have successfully attached a kidney grown in a genetically altered pig to a human patient and found that the organ...
Michael Yi
Dodgers vs Giants
2021. What a year for baseball. Who would’ve thought that the San Francisco Giants would have come out on top this year? Last year, they...
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What Kind of Changes Are There This Year at Schools?
Last year, many K-12 schools in Orange County systemized distance learning as the pandemic continued indefinitely. Even after the...
Eric Gwon
College Application and All You Need to Know
For rising seniors out there, ready for the college application, the official application for colleges starts in August. Now, as a...
Michael Yi
Benzene and Sunscreen
On July 14, 2021, Johnson & Johnson recalled several Neutrogena sunscreen products, specifically their aerosol sprays, due to traces of a...
Jake Seo
G20 in 2021
On October 31st, 2021, the G20 organization(made up of the world’s top 20 economies) met at the Rome Convention Centre in Rome, Italy....
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Yookyung Na
Understanding Schizophrenia
In TV shows or movies, villains are often shown with similar symptoms of schizophrenia-spectrum disorder, to make them seem more brutal...
Eric Gwon
Chuseok
Chuseok is one of the most important Korean holidays that is held between September 20th to September 22nd. The definition of Chuseok is...
Michael Yi
Toys “R” Us Kids Rooting for a Comeback
Toys “R” Us is an American toy retailer owned by Tru Kids, Inc. At its pinnacle, Toys “R” Us had a total of 800 stores operating in the...
Jake Seo
The Cost of Hosting
With the upcoming 2022 World Cup in Qatar, massive construction plans have been underway for the past few years, since winning the...
Eric Gwon
COVID Rules at the Community Pools
COVID-19 continues to require all people and businesses to take precautions and modify operations and activities to reduce the risk of...
Edric Kim
“BEE!”
The quietness of Geometry class was broken by a panicked shout, and I looked up from my assignment, scanning the air for a bee. Aiden...
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Juneteenth, A New Federal Holiday
Juneteenth is a new federal holiday to commemorate the last of the Black slaves in Galveston, Texas being notified of their freedom...
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