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2024-2025

On North Korean Politics

By Gina Jeong '25 Through K-pop, K-dramas, and food, the world is well acquainted with South Korea today. But what about its other half, North Korea? Cloaked in the iron shield the nation-state has created, many aspects of North Korea remains hidden. Despite the country’s efforts to remain in secrecy, information leaks out, informing the rest of the world. The Kim dynastic regime, also known as Baekdu bloodline, that has been reigning the country ever since it was established, is currently facing instability. Based on accessible information to the public, this article summarizes the beginning of the dynastic regime in North Korea, and its current standing today. The Soviet occupation was pivotal in shaping the North Korean system north of the 38th parallel following Japan's surrende...

Love Grows in Your Mouth: Han Dae Su and Music of the Fourth Republic

By Chloe Jung '27 On May 16, 1961, General Park Chung Hee, back dropped by an unstable democratic system “paralyzed by internal rivalries,” social stagnation, and an impoverished people, successfully launched a military coup, historically marking the death of the Second Republic and the birth of his 18-year-rule as ‘president’ of South Korea. The following two decades would be ones of radical demonstrations, indignant dissidents, and a newly written autocratic constitution called the Yushin Order. It was amidst this era of censorship, demonstration, and military rule that the godfather of Korean folk music arose. Han Dae Su, born in Busan on March 12, 1948, was a child of both the West and East. His father, an aspiring student of nuclear physics, left Han with his mother at an e...

Tutt Library Grows Its Manga and Graphic Novels Collection

By Daniel Wu ‘25 Since October, on a shelf in the north facing side of fourth floor Tutt Library, a manga collection is on display. Compared to the previous collection on that shelf, this is certainly a novel change. Although currently only taking up half a shelf alongside with spooky season related books, the display still contains a variety of manga and related art including titles in the shōnen genre, Miyazaki Hayao’s collection, etc. I had the pleasure of interviewing the librarian behind the CC manga collection, Nicole Gresham, and are her thoughts on this unique collection. 1. How did Tutt Library decide to create a manga collection? Are you the first person to start this manga collection? If so, what inspired you to start a manga collection at CC? If not, wh...