[JRC 학생기자] International Students Helped Feeding Hungry Neighbors

International Students Helped Feeding Hungry Neighbors

On March 14th, 2015, international students from the agency of DMD in the Rockford area volunteered by packing up food at Northern Illinois Food Bank to help feed their hungry neighbors.
Northern Illinois Food Bank is a nonprofit organization trying to solve hunger by providing nutritious meals and innovating feeding programs for those in need in the northern part of Illinois. The organization gets donated canned food, which is then boxed up and shipped to local food pantries.
Fourteen exchange students from Korea, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Brazil, and other countries gathered at the food bank at 9 a.m. The students inspected, sorted and packaged southwestern corn for more than two hours with their area representative. Many students say that time just got away from them since they did their best, even though the volunteer’s work was overwhelming and tiring. The students packed up enough to feed 3,283 people; the labeled cans will be distributed to outlying communities and neighbors in need.
The volunteer work had a deeper meaning since all of those who worked hard were from all around the world. Ava Xu, a Chinese exchange student who is a junior in Rockford Lutheran High School, enjoyed volunteering. She said, “Providing food for more than 3000 meals was very meaningful. It was such a great opportunity to help out my neighbors.” Not only helping out the community from hunger but bridging the cultural barrier, the volunteer work of the international students was such a memorable experience.

Suicide Prevention App?

On March, 5, 2015, Korean government spent 300 million dollars innovating a suicide- prevention initiative. South Korea has one of the highest suicide rates of any developed country. Suicide is the fourth most common cause of death among South Koreans, and the numbers are especially high among young people.
Student suicides tend to increase around November, when high school students take college entrance exams. Students often study intensely for years to prepare for the College Scholastic Ability Test, which can determine their career trajectory and even affect future prospects for marriage.
To reduce the number of students from suicide, South Korea’s education ministry announced plans for a smart phone app designed to screen students’ social media posts, messages and web searches for words related to suicide. It will only notify the parents when both the students and parents downloaded the app on their phone. However, the effectiveness of the app is controversial. A major cause of student suicide is disorder in their family. Even students are reluctant to use the app because it may take away their privacy.
The government faced criticism for not addressing the fundamental problem of the country’s suicide problem: academic pressures and the stigma of mental health treatment. Various factors can lead to the suicide of student
South Korean students report high levels of depression and stress anxiety; much of it caused by the demands of the country’s hypercompetitive education system.


Revolutionary smart phone

Samsung launched two new products that are called Galaxy S 6 and Galaxy S 6 Edge. Samsung released Galaxy S 5 in 2014, but it fell short of expectations. In 2014, Apple overtook Samsung at smart phone sales in the premium smart phone market, and Huawei also overtook Samsung in low-priced market.
However, Galaxy S 6 and Galaxy S 6 Edge are more different than any of Samsung’s smart phones. New Galaxy models have hidden Samsung cards. The most different thing is Samsung changed the material of smart phone. We can now select color of Galaxy S 6 and Galaxy S 6 Edge. The colors include white pearl, black, sapphire, gold platinum, blue-topaz, and green-emerald. We can charge the battery of new models of Samsung by using wireless charger. Furthermore, Galaxy S 6 and Galaxy S 6 Edge are the first smart phones that have Samsung pay. Galaxy S 6 Edge has both sides curved surface display, so we can enjoy cubic effect.
However, there are disadvantages of new models of Samsung. First, Samsung uses an all-in-one battery instead of a disadhesion battery. As a result of this change, Samsung loses a big advantage. Second, while capacity of existing Galaxy series are not limited, capacity of Galaxy S 6 and Galaxy S 6 Edge are limited. We cannot put the SD card in the Galaxy S 6 and Galaxy S 6 Edge. Lastly, new models are not waterproof.
The smart phone market is gradually growing lager nowadays. As a result, smart phone companies have to make revolutionary smart phones, which are better than before. So, the competition of companies is intense. We are expecting for new smart phone.