Korean Student Becomes New Editor of Harvard University Newspaper    [08-01-2010] Harvard University is one of the most prestigious universities in the world. Many of the smartest students from many countries all around the world are studying there. Many Korean students also attend Harvard University. Recently, a Korean student became the new managing editor of the university’s newspaper, The Harvard Crimson! Her name is Esther Yi. She is a junior studying history and literature at Harvard. Last November, she was named the managing editor of The Harvard Crimson. She started working as the new managing editor from January this year. Esther is the first Korean-American female managing editor of the newspaper in its 136 years of history! Congratulations, Esther! We are very proud of you! Esther will work hard for the newspaper as the managing editor for one year. She started writing articles for the newspaper as a staff reporter when she was a freshman. So far, she has written more than 200 articles for the newspaper. Esther was born in New Jersey in 1987. She loved writing since she was a little girl. In high school, she was the chief editor for her school’s newspaper, The High Times. “I’m very honored to become the new managing editor of The Harvard Crimson. I just love writing. But I’m not sure yet about my future career,” Esther said. The Harvard Crimson was founded in 1873. It is the oldest university newspaper in the world. It is published 5 times a week. Many of the newspaper’s staff writers go on to become the world’s most influential journalists. American Presidents John F. Kennedy once served as the paper’s business editor and Franklin D. Roosevelt was once the president of the newspaper. Currently, about 100 students are working as staff writers.     출처: 어린이 영자신문 키즈타임즈 (www.kidstimes.net)