The sky lights up in red and orange as the sun sets over Baldwin Hills – and with it, another workday for the dedicated 40-some-odd students in LA Audubon’s state park-specific Baldwin Hills Greenhouse program for high schoolers. The Baldwin Hills Greenhouse Program isn’t the most well-known environmental program around – but for its…
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TAP into LA’s Public Transportation
On December 19, 2018, Transit Access Pass (TAP) coupons were handed out to many low-income individuals and families at the Korea Daily, which helped them to reduce their money spent on public transportation. According to Wikipedia, a TAP coupon is defined as “a form of electronic ticketing payment method used on…
2019 May Be the Hottest Year Yet – And Here’s Why
According to the Washington Post, 2016 was the hottest year ever in our history, marking the four-year period from 2015 to 2018 as the warmest in our 138-year archive. And, according to The Guardian, this is primarily due to heating caused by human carbon emissions and the lack of rainfall, which were both results of…
What is the Stock Market, and How Do You Begin Investing in it?
During the holiday season, stories of the Dow Jones, a collection of 30 large companies that are based in the US, plunging were rampant in the news. And it’s not only during the holidays that reports of the stock market are on the news; they are present almost every day. So what really are stocks…
Should AI be Integrated into our Workforce?
The recent news headlines have been scattered with multiple topics of discussion on AI (Artificial Intelligence) and its wide application. Artificial Intelligence has been altering and mediating all forms of human interaction, ranging from businesses and companies in risk management to national security and the ethics of using AI in warfare. However, the pinnacle…
Equestrianism? A Sport
“Equestrianism is a sport? Such a joke!” “The horse does all the work. You just sit on top of it.” The above is a common experience for equestrians discussing their sport, whether with friends, family, or fellow athletes. As said by Gianna Giacopuzzi, a sophomore at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, “The reason that…
[Editor’s Column]No End in Sight to the Government Shutdown
Another government shutdown has occurred during the Trump administration. This time it is about the funding for the border wall along Mexico. The shutdown officially began overnight on December 22, 2018, and has continued into the new year. The shutdown is a result of Congress refusing to meet Trump’s demand for 5.6 billion dollars…
[Editor’s Column]Introducing Our JSR 21 and JJSR 3
The 21st Semester of the J Student Reporter Program at Korea Daily has officially begun and the time has come for the esteemed student editors and reporters to be introduced. This semester, out of the many applications we received, just about 50 students were chosen this Spring. Out of these 50 students, 13 student editors…
Rapper San E Releases Controversial Songs about Feminism
On August 6 of 2015, a group of feminist users of DC Inside created the highly controversial South Korean radical feminist website Megalia. Following the false rumor that two Korean women who had contracted MERS had refused quarantine to go on a shopping trip, sexist comments were harshly thrown around on DC Inside. This controversy…
Opinion: Regarding Korean American Coalition Model United Nations
With the winter holidays slowly coming to an end and students drifting back into busy schedules they will soon be drenched in extracurricular activities. These activities, which will include anything from daily violin lessons to five-hour soccer practices after school, are endless. However, today I will not be talking about my musical interests…