By Toki Morimoto For the past few decades, K-Pop is highly influential here in the United States. In 2009, a Korean girl group, “Wonder Girls” was included in the Billboard Hot 100 List for the first time in Korean history. In 2012, rapper Psy was ranked No.3 in the Billboard Hot 100 List with his…
SAT to Add “Adversity Score” That Rates Students Hardships
By Manu Nandela The SAT is a college placement test that plays an important part in whether or not students are accepted to particular colleges. Now the College Board is looking to integrate an “Adversity Score” to the SAT in a bid to level the playing field for students of different means. The “Adversity Score”…
Abortion: A woman’s right or felony by law?
By: Kiana Zahedi In a controversial turn of events, many states are passing abortion and “heartbeat bills”, which are bills that ban or restricts abortion for upcoming mothers. These bills are some of the most restrictive in US history, and are causing a national debate on women’s rights. During the month of March, both Mississippi…
Attorney General William Barr accused of lying to Congress
By Matthew Diederich Pictured: Attorney General William Barr testifies to Congress Washington, D.C. —House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has accused Attorney General William Barr of lying to Congress after his failure to turn over the complete Mueller Report that investigated Russia’s interference with the 2016 presidential election. According to Pelosi, Barr’s letter to Congress releasing…
Do Democrats still have hope?
By Wyatt Bose Former senator and vice president, Joe Biden, has officially started his campaign. April 25, 2019, Senator Biden announces that he will be running for president as a representative of the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party is largely made up of the younger generation. Many are skeptical that at the age of…
Epic Games buys Rocket League developer Psyonix
By Tyler Hung On May first, 2019 Fortnite maker Epic Games reported that they have procured the free amusement organization, Psyonix, producers of the greatly mainstream computer game Rocket League. Because of the arrangement, Psyonix says that they will have more assets to build up their focused e-sports class. By late 2019, Rocket League…
Terrorist Attacks Cause Blood Baths on the Streets of Sri Lanka
By Katie T. On Easter Sunday, April 21, three churches in Sri Lanka were brutally bombed by a group of Muslims, killing over 359 Christians. The bombings took place on both sides of the country and were carried out by a single group. According to the New York Times, it was “the largest attack on…
Disastrous fire leaves Notre Dame in ruins
By Diego V. In a devastating fire, world famous cathedral Notre Dame was badly damaged and had it’s roof burned off. Investigators still don’t know the cause of the fire but have come down to a few likely possibilities. The first likely reason that the police have been focused on is that the fire was…
Comedian wins Ukraine’s Presidential Election
By Lucas B. On Sunday, Volodymyr Zelensky, a 41-year-old comedian, defeated incumbent President Petro Poroshenko in Ukraine’s Presidential Election. Although Zelensky has no prior political experience, he won in a landslide, receiving 73 percent of the votes. Poroshenko, devastated by his defeat, wrote on social media that he believed Russia would be pleased that Zelensky…
Yemen: The Vietnam of Today
By Henry G. Yemen has been in a civil war for more than four years over who will be the leader of the country. 50,000 have starved due to the famine caused by this civil war. However, it shows no sign of stopping. Despite what it may seem, the conflict in Yemen is not a…
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