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Michelle Jin

Michelle Jin, Graphics Editor

Michelle Jin (12) is in her second year as a part of The Nexus. She enjoys studio art, journalism and fashion design. She is also obsessed with film analysis and going to the movie theater.

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anti asian hate

Anti-Asian Hate

Michelle Jin, Graphics Editor April 8, 2022

In January 2022, Michelle Alyssa Go was waiting for the train when she was shoved onto the tracks and struck by an R train in Times Square. This incident was unprovoked and the victim did not have...

Virtual SAT

Virtual SAT

Michelle Jin, Graphics Editor February 18, 2022

Put down the test paper and pencil, because SAT, the nation’s most used college entrance exam, is going to be completely digital in 2024. The College Board, who administers the SAT, announced this...

The over commercialization of Lunar New Year

The over commercialization of Lunar New Year

Michelle Jin, Graphics Editor January 28, 2022

Red lanterns, firecrackers, red envelopes, dragon dance, and Gucci tiger print bags… the Lunar New Year is upon us after all, and brands are eager to associate themselves with this cultural festival.  Lunar...

Review: Eternals

Michelle Jin, Graphics Editor November 19, 2021

 3.5/5 Marvel’s newest film, Eternals, directed by Chloé Zhao, was released in theaters Nov. 5. The film follows the return of half...

Best Projects of the Summer

Best Projects of the Summer

YJ Si, Sara Brownlee, Michelle Jin, and Amy Wang August 27, 2021

Album: Call Me If You Get Lost “Call Me If You Get Lost” is by far one of Tyler, the Creator's best albums to date. I was skeptical about how this would measure up to his last album, “Igor,”...

Review: The Woman in the Window

Review: The Woman in the Window

Michelle Jin, Graphics Editor June 14, 2021

 3/5 Based on the popular 2018 novel by A.J Finn, The Woman in the Window released May 14, after undergoing many delays and reshoots. The film follows the agoraphobic Dr. Anna Fox,...

Cartoon

Cartoon

Michelle Jin, Graphics Editor June 14, 2021

Opinion: Censorship obstructs arts purpose, inhibits individual expression

Opinion: Censorship obstructs art’s purpose, inhibits individual expression

Michelle Jin, Graphics Editor May 10, 2021

Censorship can be dated all the way back to ancient Greek and Roman times. Works of literature and art that were prohibited a long time ago are widely available and used nowadays in modern life. Michelangelo,...

Cartoon

Cartoon

Michelle Jin, Graphics Editor May 10, 2021

Opinion: Crypto art could be the future of the art industry

Opinion: Crypto art could be the future of the art industry

Michelle Jin, Graphics Editor April 8, 2021

In this online age where technology is constantly advancing, digital artists are finding new ways to show and sell their works. Crypto art, in simple terms, is digital art relating to Blockchain technology,...

Cartoon by Michelle Jin

Cartoon by Michelle Jin

Michelle Jin, Graphics Editor April 8, 2021

Cartoon: Zoom

Cartoon: Zoom

Michelle Jin, Graphics Editor March 11, 2021

Movie Review: I Care a Lot

Movie Review: I Care a Lot

Michelle Jin, Graphics Editor March 11, 2021

 3/5 Directed by J Blackson, I Care a Lot is a Netflix thriller released on Feb. 19 starring Rosamund Pike. The two-hour film is centered around her character, Marla Grayson. She appears...

TV Show Review: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel

TV Show Review: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel

Michelle Jin, Graphics Editor March 11, 2021

 3.5/5 Netflix’s latest true crime docu-series, Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel, covers the history of Los Angeles’s notorious Cecil Hotel and the investigation of...

Cartoon by Michelle Jin

Cartoon by Michelle Jin

Michelle Jin, Graphics Editor February 11, 2021

TV Show Review: Night Stalker

TV Show Review: Night Stalker

Michelle Jin, Graphics Editor February 11, 2021

 3.5/5 Netflix’s new true crime documentary is a limited series focusing on Richard Ramirez, otherwise known as the “Night Stalker,” who terrorized Los Angeles and San Francisco...

Cartoon by Michelle Jin

Cartoon by Michelle Jin

Michelle Jin, Graphics Editor January 21, 2021

TV Show Review: Bridgerton

TV Show Review: Bridgerton

Michelle Jin, Graphics Editor January 21, 2021

 4/5 Netflix’s Bridgerton, created by Chris Van Dunsen, is an adaptation of the first book in a series of eight regency romance novels called “Bridgertons,” by Julia Quinn. The...

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Opinion: Studio Ghibli animation techniques revolutionize the film industry

Michelle Jin, Graphics Editor December 17, 2020

Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation film studio based in Tokyo and Hayao Miyazaki is the imaginative and visionary director behind many of the studio’s iconic films. From strange fantastical creatures...

Opinion: COVID-19 exposes faults in fast-fashion industry

Opinion: COVID-19 exposes faults in fast-fashion industry

Michelle Jin, Graphics Editor November 19, 2020

The term “fast fashion” is used to describe inexpensive designs that move quickly from the catwalk to stores to meet new trends, and get the latest designs to a wide variety of consumers at affordable...

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