ISSUE 76 - DECEMBER 4, 2012

Issue 76 is now OUT. We'll see you all in 2013!

School
Cathryn Kim - Moon Jae In: The Problematic Man
Consider what Moon Jae In's controversial education policies mean for teachers, parents--and us.

Robin Lee - Why Daewon?
A new student offers a fresh perspective to our creaky old school.

Sandra Ha - The Survival Of Expresso
BRAGGING RIGHTS! Nah, just kidding. One of our own puts the state of our school paper in context to a larger movement occurring in print media worldwide.

Sally Hahn - THIMUN
It's one of the biggest competitions of the year for Model United Nations members (affectionately referred to as MUNers), and we sent a spy delegate to give you all the details.

Lindsay Lee - Music And Passion
Seong Yong Steve Lee - Nerd ≠ Party
Two freshmen from Byeollak reflect on their November concert.

Ju Hyun Song - Title
This sentence is an explanation of a self-referential essay about the year. This essay was written by a junior named Ju Hyun Song. This explanation was also written by a junior whose name will remain unspecified.

Culture
Daniel Da Hyun Lee - Music Manufactured
One student questions where Korea's music scene is heading.

Moses Kim - POPWATCH (December 2012)
A K-Pop dilettante (have fun looking that word up, kids) breaks down the hits of the time for all you ignorant plebes.

World
Beom Joon Baek - Why Mitt Romney Lost
BJB wraps up his US election coverage by nailing just where Mittens went wrong.

Kyung-Shin Kang - Questionable Cuisines
A food aficionado embarks on a written quest to discover real Korean cuisine.

Yehwan Choi - KBL: Their World To Our World
Are we overlooking a fantastic basketball league--in our own country? This basketball fan thinks so.

Opinion
May Lim - A Hollow Year
Daewon, Year 1 in the words of a freshman.

Dahyun Kim - Why We Shouldn't Try Too Hard (WEB EXCLUSIVE)
The most adorably grumpy junior at Daewon offers the most adorably grumpy perspective.


Short Story
Paul Kim - Dystopia
Our world may not be as far-removed from that word as we'd like to think: if I can't convince you, this tale might.

Interviews
Abby Kim, Moses Kim - Interview With A Senior
Those of you who've seen issue 75 already may have read this already, but this advice is so nice you'll want to read it twice.

Lorens Lee - Interview With The Editors-In-Chief/Assistant Editor
HI GUYS IT'S SO EXCITING TO BE HERE

Editorials/Closing Words
Abby Kim - Believe
An assistant editor finishes her junior year with a promise to herself and a piece of advice to everybody else.

Moses Kim - The First Day
A now-retired editor-in-chief tries to make sense of his two years at Daewon. (And mostly fails.)

Daphne Hyeongseo Park - The Final Words Of A Student Editor (Not An Obituary)
An editor-in-chief closes out 2012 with her not-obituary.

Cartoon - Eunjeong Cho
This. Not going to spoil this. This just has to be seen.