[JRC 학생기자] IHSA Scholastic Bowl Season Opens Up

IHSA Scholastic Bowl Season Opens Up

Jonathan Suh

The Illinois High School Association(IHSA) Scholastic Bowl season for Wheaton Warrenville South began on October 20th with matches against Glenbard North and Naperville North. Wheaton Warrenville South will compete next at the New Trier Solo Tournament on November 1st.
Scholastic Bowl is an academic competition similar in concept to Jeopardy. Two teams of five play against each other and answer trivia questions on a wide variety of subjects, including art, music, history, geography, science, mathematics, current events, and pop culture. Students use what are called buzzers to indicate that they have the answer. Teams can “buzz in” on what are called tossup questions. On tossup questions, any type of collaboration between any two people is forbidden. An answer must be an individual effort. If one team buzzes in correctly, they receive three bonus questions, for which the team can then work together and discuss. The Wheaton Warrenville South Tigers, coached by James Stankevitz, will compete in the DuPage Valley Conference.
The Tigers opened the season with two DVC matches hosted at Naperville North. In the first game, the Tigers played against Glenbard North and took the early lead and dominated throughout the 24 questions, winning by the score of 410 - 60. In the second match against Naperville North, the Tigers again took an early lead but could not hold on, and the match ended in a 290 - 510 loss to the home side.
Scholastic bowl has a very long season, beginning in October and ending in March. The Tigers will next compete on November 1st at the New Trier Solo Tournament, followed by another DVC match against Lake Park on November 3rd.

Hope for happiness
Yeseul Im

A yellow duck, which has suddenly appeared, is booming in Korea.
Rubber Duck(Photo) is a super doll that is made of yellow rubber. It is 16.5ⅹ19.2ⅹ16.5 meters, and the whole setup weighs about a ton. Since Florentijn Hofman created Rubber Duck in 2007, it has been exhibited in 16 countries, including Australia, Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong and it has been exhibited at the Seokchon Lake in Seoul, Korea, since October 14, 2014.
Rubber duck is becoming famous for its pretty and cute appearance with visitors averaged 50,000 per day. The reason for the exhibit’s popularity but there is also a deeper meaning. It gives hope and dreams to all Koreans. Hofman was sending the message to Korean: “I hope that all Koreans who are sad due to many disaster have a chance to share their joy and hopes and to heal the wounds their hearts, through the Rubber Duck campaign.”
Rubber Duck has become even more popular in Korea than expected. It even has a parody and an episode on social networking site. Celebrities have visited Seokchon Lake and have uploaded commemorative photographs with Rubber Duck. Also, Rubber duck products have been selling like hotcakes.
However, it is also attracting some unwelcome attention as well. There are accusations that there are political motives in bringing the Rubber Duck project to Korea at this delicate moment. There are also suspicions that a corporation intervened to change the exhibit place from Han gang to Seokchon Lake.
Although there are voices of concern, it is the important to remember that Rubber duck has brought happiness and joy to Koreans who are sad due to many disasters and the people’s exhaustively harsh lives. In addition, it is certain that people are impressed by Hofman’s good intentions.
Rubber Duck has gathered spin-offs as much as a crowd. Last year in Hong Kong, 8 million people came to the project, and the profits from entrance fees alone total around tens of billion won in Beijing. A fake Rubber Ducks have sprang up like mushrooms. The project Rubber Duck will remain at Seokchon Lake until November 14, 2014.

Ready For the Warm Winter?
Jae Hyun Shin

The winter is coming closer and closer. We can notice it from the cold weather outside and the people wearing clothes in layer. Arrival of this season means that exciting events, such as Christmas and winter vacations, are also waiting for us. The cozy atmosphere of the holiday will delightfully greet us. But there are people who can‘t enjoy themselves because of external restraints. They have to worry about their survival. To spend a more worthwhile winter, sharing what you‘ve got with those people might be one of the best ways. The organization “Save the Children.” can warm up your winter.
The aim of “Save the Children” is saving children's lives, fighting for their rights and helping them fulfill their potential. The fund was first started in England by a woman name Eglantyne Jebb in 1919. Since people including most of the children were going through hardship because of the World War I, she wanted to help them by providing relief and food. She also wanted to promote their rights. The Organization has since developed into the world's leading independent organization, with 29 member countries and 120 places of business around the world.
Last year I had an opportunity of making a hat by knitting for a volunteer work. It interested me because it was different from the usual activities that I've done while volunteering. In Korea there were a lot of people joining this activity. The knitted hats and blankets were sent to Bangladesh and other countries. Not only knitting for the newborn, there are also other moves that are being done for the children. The typical example is “Every One” campaign. The “Every One” campaign is done to prevent child death. The campaign has set up health and nutrition programs, such as training clinics for pneumonia and diarrhea. These campaigns are not only to protect people’s health, but they are also held for children's education. The “Rewrite the Future ”campaign benefited the more than 10 million children suffering from armed conflicts.
Most of the participants, including me, have had a chance to think about the children living in bitter conditions. It is easy to forget how much we have to be thankful for compared to these children who always have to surviving day-to-day. By taking part in these volunteer works and sponsoring the volunteering, I hope all the people in the countries can have a warm winter.