World peace is no longer a promise \u2014 it’s a fading illusion. As the wars in Ukraine and Gaza rage on, and genocides unfold in places like Sudan, we\u2019re reminded that conflict is not an exception, but a constant. History, as we\u2019re often told, repeats itself. But that\u2019s not an excuse \u2014 it\u2019s a warning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this issue \u2014 our November 2025 edition \u2014 we reflect on that warning in a month marked by Remembrance Day, a time meant to honour those lost to two world wars and to strengthen commitment to peace. Yet, in today\u2019s world, remembrance feels less like reflection and more like persistence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our Periscope<\/em> feature centers on 93-year-old Terumi Tanaka, a Nagasaki atomic bomb survivor and co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations. In 2024, he received the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the group \u2014 a powerful moment in the lead-up to the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Tanaka doesn\u2019t just recount the horror of nuclear war \u2014 he warns us about the growing global appetite for militarization and the evolving threat of nuclear weapons. His message is clear: peace is not passive; it must be fought for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In People<\/em>, Varsity<\/em> reporters introduce you to Miru Wong Ka-lam, who keeps tradition alive by running a 67-year-old embroidered shoe shop in modern Hong Kong \u2014 a quiet resistance against cultural erasure. We also feature a bar where people can enjoy “Hitting Villain Cocktail,” an experimental mixture of stress relief with Cantonese folk rituals, proving that even in chaotic times, tradition can thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other stories explore the uneasy relationship between students and GenAI. More are using it to ace assignments, but many fear they\u2019re trading intellectual growth for convenience \u2014 and losing the ability to think for themselves. Our reporters also dig into the subtle politics of dating apps, where digital loneliness is reshaping intimacy and youth culture, and where personal choices are increasingly influenced by algorithms and isolation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Varsity<\/em> reporters also report on how storm-chasing for social media clout turned dangerous during Typhoon Ragasa, with arrests and hospitalizations raising questions about public safety and digital recklessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From tech to tradition, our stories this month reflect one core question: what does peace look like in a fractured world? At a time when the world feels like it\u2019s unravelling, we believe journalism must do more than document \u2014 it must ask the hardest questions, challenge apathy, and imagine better futures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because peace isn\u2019t just the absence of war. Thank you for reading. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" World peace is no longer a promise \u2014 it’s a fading illusion. As the wars in Ukraine and Gaza rage on, and genocides unfold in places like Sudan, we\u2019re reminded that conflict is not an exception, but a constant. History, as we\u2019re often told, repeats itself. But that\u2019s not an excuse \u2014 it\u2019s a warning. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":25734,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[205,2118,2229,128],"class_list":["post-25673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editor-note","tag-hong-kong","tag-japan","tag-peace","tag-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25673"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25736,"href":"https:\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25673\/revisions\/25736"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
It\u2019s the presence of justice, empathy, and truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Erica Hwang & Suan Yeon<\/em>
<\/em> Co-Chief Editors<\/p>\n\n\n\n