As freshmen, one of the most exciting yet nerve wracking moments is trying out for the sports team offered every season. However, the competition is tougher, the expectations are higher, and the amount of skill required is greater at the high school level. The difference between middle school and high school sports is, without a…
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Newly-improved Union Market revolutionizes D.C.’s 5th street
In 2013, when local business owner June Lee went to visit one of many fashion warehouses in the outskirts of Washington D.C., she was greeted instead by the construction of Union Market, a planned tourist attraction that would house a number of artisanal restaurants. Today, developers hope that this sleek, modern complex will catapult Washington…
What is Marijuana to Koreans?
These past few months, T.O.P, a member of Korea’s popular boy band Bigbang, has brought controversy to the topic of marijuana and its legalization. This was not the only case where celebrities were accused of secretly smoking marijuana. In 1975, the ten most popular Korean celebrities were suspected for smoking marijuana and could not come…
Lotus Festival Celebrates Asian Culture
The 37th annual Lotus Festival celebrated Bangladesh and its culture from July 15 through 16. Co-hosted by the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks and the Los Angeles Lotus Festival, the festival takes place every summer at Echo Park Lake in Los Angeles. Famous for the celebration of the blooming of the…
Social Media and Us
In modern society, personality and behavior are shaped through a variety of factors: family, friends, and other social interactions. Social is one of the biggest contributors to people’s disposition. An American author, Amy Jo Martin, once said that “[Social media is] a dialogue, not a monologue, and some people don’t understand that. Social media is…
Why North Korea Wants Nuclear Capability and How to End the Conflict
With the latest – and perhaps, most serious in the increasingly strained relations between the U.S. and North Korea – missile test conducted by the volatile Kim Jong Un, tensions in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea are higher than ever. For decades, the mercurial situation in North Korea has frustrated the United States, who…
Introducing Our 18 JSR
The 18th Semester of the J Student Reporter Program at Korea Daily has been officially running for the past month and the time has come for the esteemed student editors and reporters are introduced. This semester, out of the many applications we received, just about 80 students were chosen this Fall. Out of these 80…
Editor’s Column: Climate Change and the Economy
The earth has been experiencing the effects of an immense climate change, as greenhouse gas emissions, previously seen as no more than a small drawback of fuel resources, hit the US with full force. There is new research that shows alarming major climate changes all over the world. Already an area that houses some of…
A Korean Twist to Shakespeare’s Famous Play
Throughout the entire month of July, actors and musical performers have gathered from all over California to reenact Shakespeare’s famous play, The Tempest. Unlike any other Shakespearean play, this performance is not set in England but has included many scenes that take place in Korea and other countries in East Asia. From lanterns and the…
4:44 – The Return of Jayhova
One of my friends says that hip-hop is very much like boxing: regardless of skill, a contender is cold product as soon as he is past his prime. And he’s right. In the treacherous hip-hop scene—where listeners tend to leave artists stranded in the dust as soon as some trendy newcomers make their debuts—a rapper…