Daily Union (Monthly, KOREAN NEWS) | Reporter : Joanne Baek By: Grace Cho and Angela Lee Edited by: Sujin Cho Marine snow, the process of organic material falling from upper waters to the deep ocean, has been around since aquatic life existed. It begins as motes, then into flakes that sink and read the mouths of deep-sea scavengers. This snow is composed mainly of plant and animal carcasses, feces, mucus, dust, and viruses that, combined, play a vital role in transporting the ocean’s carbon on the seafloor. Unfortunately, the majority of this organic snowfall is gradually being composed of mic
Daily Union (Monthly, KOREAN NEWS) | Reporter : Joanne Baek By: Salene Cho Edited by Grace Cho The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military and political supranational alliance founded in 1949 after World War II, protects all countries included in the agreement. NATO's key purpose is to defend the member countries involved in the organization, which include the original twelve – Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States – and eighteen more: Greece, Turkey, Germany, Spain, the Czech Republic,
Daily Union (Monthly, KOREAN NEWS) | Reporter : Joanne Baek By: Salene Cho Editors; Angela Lee, Grace Cho, Sujin Cho Many parents are concerned that implementing face coverings during the Covid-19 pandemic prevents children from learning social and speech skills. This concern is not necessary, as increasingly more studies prove masks do not significantly impact speech development in children. Wearing a mask during a pandemic, especially for children who may be immunocompromised, is completely necessary. Before Covid, children from cultures that require head and face coverings could still learn
Daily Union (Monthly, KOREAN NEWS) | Reporter : Joanne Baek Ukrainian women are volunteering to fight — and history shows they always have By Grace Cho Editors: Sujin Cho, Angela Lee, Salene Cho Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a woman named Tanya Kobzar shares her recent nightmares as well as how she found comfort from her family’s past, mainly from a picture of her grandmother who was an army medic in WW2. Tanya’s late grandmother inspired her to take action and help her country, Ukraine, in any way she can. Tanya left her office job and enlisted in the army, stating the words, “I
Daily Union (Monthly, KOREAN NEWS) Reporter : Joanne Baek | By: Angela Lee, Salene Cho As war continues to wage on between Russia and Ukraine, hundreds of thousands of refugees are fleeing to neighboring European countries. Although European countries willingly accepted Ukrainian refugees into their countries with open arms, this is a stark contrast to when the same countries cruelly rejected Syrian refugees from the Syrian crisis in 2015. News outlets described Ukrainian civilians as "prosperous middle-class people," "the family next door," and "civilized." On the contrary, Syrian refugees we
Daily Union (Monthly, KOREAN NEWS) Reporter : Joanne Baek | By: Salene Cho As war continues to wage on between Russia and Ukraine, a multitude of new measures are implemented by countries and international corporations in attempts to dampen Russia’s war advancements. Hollywood has paused its release of many major movies in Russia, including, but not limited to, the new Warner Brothers long anticipated The Batman movie and Paramount Pictures' The Lost City. Netflix also paused production of Russian series on its website, and the Walt Disney Company is working with NGO partners, or non-governmen