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Jujutsu Kaisen is an anime and manga series that follows the life of three student sorcerers and their teacher Gojo — the most powerful sorcerer in the series — as they join a secret organization to battle curses and evil sorcerers using their supernatural powers to protect humanity from dark forces
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Balsam Al-Hadithi Junior Staff Reporter
2023.09.25 16:42
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The 2023 Daejeon International Wine Expo took place on September 3 to 10, with the week-long program separating events for sommeliers, professionals, as well as the general public. The expo was open to regular wine enthusiasts on September 8 to 10 during the Wine Trade Show, providing both domestic
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Justin Jae Young Kim Head of Culture Division
2023.09.25 16:41
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Released on the same day in July, the long-awaited Barbie and Oppenheimer have already grossed over 2 billion USD at the global box office. The worldwide success can be attributed to “Barbenheimer’s” massive following on the Internet and mass media. A stark distinction between the two movies’ visual
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Fuad Samadov Staff Reporter
2023.09.25 16:41
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Known for mind-bending films such as Memento and Inception, as well as the critically and commercially successful The Dark Knight trilogy, Christopher Nolan is one of only a few directors in Hollywood whose name alone could convince people to buy a movie ticket. The status that Nolan holds among fil
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Cris Jericho Goh Cruz Senior Staff Reporter
2023.09.25 16:41
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It’s that time of the year again when we hear about all the different perspectives on Pride Month celebrations and the LGBTQ+ community everywhere, all at once. There will be people marching in the streets, all around the world, to advocate for queer inclusion and against discrimination, and there w
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Cris Jericho Goh Cruz Senior Staff Reporter
2023.06.12 07:05
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The Guardians of the Galaxy series has gained significant attention due to its unique blend of humor, action, and engaging storytelling. The most recently released Vol. 3 is also doing what only a few movies have ever done: it portrays a compassionate story about animal testing, which has sparked di
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Eugene Jeong Junior Staff Reporter
2023.06.12 07:05
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Many of us, especially as KAIST students, are aware of the importance of direct, intentional focus for academic performance. For the most part, we understand focus as being in possession of a switch — the control of an ability that some have more than others to direct their entire conscious effort t
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Justin Jae Young Kim
2023.06.12 07:05
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On the last day of the timely three-day weekend before finals, I made my way to Hanbat Arboretum. Had I lived in a campus dorm, it would have taken me a 20-minute bike ride through Gapcheon Stream and across Daedeok Bridge in front of the Shinsegae Mall. Thankfully, I live nearby, and the downpour f
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Kun-Woo Song
2023.06.12 07:05
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Millions of fans worldwide were disappointed when the Jonas Brothers broke up as a band in 2013 after a rocky hiatus. The band’s biggest appeal — the fact that they were brothers, by blood — was also their biggest vulnerability. Every family has its problems, and this friction was magnified by the p
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Cris Jericho Goh Cruz Senior Staff Reporter
2023.05.21 16:23
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie, after their successful weekend opening, is now the fifth highest grossing animated film and 24th highest grossing film. While these facts are impressive on their own, what makes them more impressive is that The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a movie adaptation of a video gam
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Kun-Woo Song Senior Staff Reporter
2023.05.21 16:23
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The recent World Chess Championship gave us our first Chinese World Chess Champion: Ding Liren. Ding’s journey to the title was straight out of fiction, requiring improbable dominoes to fall exactly as they did. To commemorate his historic win, here are the top five moments from Ding’s rise to the t
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Benedict Fabia Head of Society Division
2023.05.21 16:23
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As the semester goes on and the weeks fly by in the blink of an eye, the last thing you’d probably like to be reminded of is the examination week — a week of continuous studying, sleep deprivation, and voids created on the many aisles of the campus’ convenience stores from grabbing quick meals betwe
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Aow Si Li, Sara Junior Staff Reporter
2023.05.21 16:23
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God of War:Ragnarök and Elden Ring swept major game awards for 2022. Consequently, everyone thought one of the two games was going to receive the British Academy (BAFTA) Video Games Award for best game on March 30. The result? A one-man developed indie game: Vampire Survivors.Vampire Survivors is a
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Kun-Woo Song Senior Staff Reporter
2023.04.14 02:19
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Last March 25 and 26, five-member K-pop boy group Tomorrow X Together (TXT) kicked off their second world tour, “Act: Sweet Mirage”, at the KSPO Dome in Seoul. As someone who has followed TXT for a couple of years now, I was lucky enough to snag a ticket for the second night of their Seoul concert:
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Cris Jericho Goh Cruz Staff Reporter
2023.04.14 02:19
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In a world afflicted by the ruinous effects of a parasitic fungus, the human race is at the precipice of annihilation. Yet, amidst the wreckage and pandemonium that dominates this post-apocalyptic realm, a flicker of hope persists. The Last of Us is a television series that transports viewers to thi
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Muhammad Faizan Zahid Junior Staff Reporter
2023.04.14 02:19
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Counter-Strike is a name synonymous with the pro gaming scene, and has been since the early 2000s. As one of the first competitive renditions in the first-person-shooter (FPS) genre, tournaments have been played in the Counter-Strike format since 2001, and are ongoing today. The Counter-Strike that
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Justin Jae Young Kim Head of Culture Division
2023.04.14 02:19
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You’d be forgiven for thinking that Hogwarts acceptance letters were sent out on February 10, with Potterheads worldwide celebrating the release of Hogwarts Legacy — an open-world game set in the Harry Potter Universe. Despite being set in the 1890s and lacking many of the familiar names from the be
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Justin Jae Young Kim Head of Culture Division
2023.03.27 00:02
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Every few decades, a musical rises to become a cultural sensation. After its international success, Six the Musical opened its first-ever tour in Korea on March 10, which will continue with a Korean cast from the end of March to the end of June. The question is, does Six The Musical shine as the new
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Evy Eun Hwangbo Staff Reporter
2023.03.27 00:02
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The 95th Academy Awards was a series of upsets by underdogs. Brendan Fraser, who became famous for his role as Rick O’Connell in The Mummy trilogy two decades ago, made an incredible comeback, winning best actor for his role in The Whale. For the past recent years, Brendan Fraser’s life was in turmo
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Kun-Woo Song Senior Staff Reporter
2023.03.27 00:02
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“What a nice, functioning library!” I thought to myself while wandering around the halls of E9 for the very first time. Coming from a country where you even forget the existence of libraries, it was such a refreshing sight to see neatly organized up-to-date books complemented with an Instagram-able
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Jan Brey Espia Junior Staff Reporter
2023.03.27 00:02