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| Aftermath
of 9/11: A Different Perspective
by Jennifer H. Tan, Special Contributor
I'm
sure the mere mention of 9/11 evokes weary
and eye rolling sighs of redundancy and
apathy at the present moment. More than
a year after the historic event that hit
the pause button for the lives of all
U.S. inhabitants, many feel that they
have moved on with their lives as they
press the play button and pick up where
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| Again
Twinkles?
by Christian Kim, Special Contributor
During
the dying days of the Clinton
Administration, the Secretary
of State at the time, Madeline
Albright, visited Pyongyang
in the hopes of coming to
an agreement on North Korea's
testing and development of
long-range missiles. Her visit
indicated the thawing relations
between North Korea and the
United States as well as between
North Korea, South Korea,
and Japan. The twinkle of
hope began after the historic
meeting of the two Koreas'
leaders, a meeting made possible
by South Korean President
DaeJung Kim's Sunshine Policy.
The policy established a neutral
stance towards North Korea
rather than the traditionally
antagonistic stance.
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| Advice:
The Art of Persuasion
by Benton Lee and Ada Leung, Columnists
"Do
a little storytelling but not some boring
shit like, "I'm from blah blah blah." It's
been done to death and chances are this girl
isn't even going to care. Tell her about the
time you and your best friend almost set your
house on fire."
"...but
refrain from informing us about your ambitions
of performing on Jackass. We like funny,
not idiotic."
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| Corporate
Cultural Incompetence
by Joanna K. Lui, Editor-In-Chief
Clothing
companies and retailers have often ignored
the presence of minorities, even while acknowledging
their enormous spending power and embracing
the millions of dollars flowing in by sales
of its products to minorities each year. But
early this year, there was a strange new twist
to this age-old story. Abercrombie & Fitch
is a brand that was entirely built on a marketing
strategy that promoted Abercrombie as epitomizing
the American lifestyle and "look".
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| King
of New York: An Inside Look at
EX-PLICIT LINEZ
by Elsa Rodriguez, Special Contributor
EXPLICIT-
defined as "being fully revealed
or expressed without vagueness,
implication, or ambiguity; leaving
no question as to meaning or intent."1
When the word is used to describe
lyrics, one thinks of writings
that might appear offensive. When
the word is used to express a
person's way of speech, one thinks
of someone straightforward. When
it comes to Brandon "EXPLICIT
LINEZ" Yun, both cases fit him
perfectly, and there is no better
word that could describe him.
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| In
Defense of the Manalastas Family
by Beverly Cruel, Special Contributor
"They
have no respect for America. Get these people
out of the country." Mr. Stephen Brittain
writes these words in his letter to Filipinas
Magazine in the August 2002 issue.
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Cultural
Clash
by Larissa Lee, Special Contributor
Well,
technically there was me (the only Chinese
girl in the grade) and about 5 other kids
in my grade, but in a class of 435, that is
a very small percentage. (And if you were
too lazy to actually get out a calculator,
it's 0.0091954022988505747126436781609195%
to be exact.)
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| The
Stern School of Arts
by Frank Lan, Special Contributor
Have
you ever let a 5-year-old make breakfast
alone? It usually involves spilled milk,
eggs burning on the stove, pancake batter
on the floor, and a healthy dose of tear
shedding and wailing. Now what happens
when you give 400 Sternies a couple of
paintbrushes and a mandate to draw?
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Cultural
Conundrum: Profile of John Lee
by Jackson Liu, Special Contributor
Math
and science is my forte. Algebraically
adept and socially inept, I'm probably
not in your realm of existence. You won't
catch me at any clubs Friday night. I
keep to myself and do what I'm told. I
am shy, reserved, and reliable. In ten
years, I'll be your doctor. The verdict
is in: I'm a Chinese-American guy. [more]
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