Hello Everybody!
Welcome back to another edition of your beloved SLAS Times! This publication
is produced by the students in the Journalism class and advised by Mr. Hector
Flores. We are proud and excited to show you the hard work we have put into
this magazine. While it’s a lot of work, it is very rewarding to see our semesters
work showcased here. There are a variety of articles for you to read and we
hope you enjoy reading each and every page of the SLAS Times!
Ashim Saptoka lets out his inner movie critic and writes about the popular
upcoming movies. He also lets us in on some hot spots that he enjoys around
the city.
Patrick Nam, our investigative reporter, looks into what it actually takes to
get into university. Additionally, Patrick delves into what it takes to get
community service hours at SLAS.
Jin Hyuk Choi, our resident Korean expert, gives us a fascinating account of
his corner of Shanghai in Korea Town. See which little places are popular
with both Korean and locals alike.
Joe Wu covered Christmas but giving us his 10 top tips to enjoy Christmas.
Joe also gives us an in depth account into the much feared but necessary
Senior Project.
Hong An wrote about cookies, no really, he did! Hong An clarified what Pokie
and Pepero Day means to Koreans, a holiday that we celebrate at SLAS but
don’t understand very well.
Peter Lee went out and compared Chuseok to Thanksgiving and found out
that the holidays share more in common than we actually think!
Tsubasa Kazari is quickly becoming our resident interviewer. In this issue, he
went out and interviewed Mr. Mooney. Tsubasa also warns us about the pros
and cons of social media and messaging apps.
Jack Yuan did a wonderful job this issue by leading our editing sessions. Jack
has an eagle eye for errors and all articles were overviewed by his sharp
editing skills.
Jonason Zhang is passionate about everything he does. Whether is
Journalism or fundraising, Jonason actually combined both for an article on
these very subjects!
Howard Yan, our resident in calmness and serenity! No really, it takes a lot to
rattle this guy and it’s a good thing when deadlines arrive. Check out his
feature length articles that for the first time in Times history, took an entire
page!
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