A Journalist's dilemma

Its been some time since I've written here. That's because I've been busy writing in other places - namely SNU English journal, the QUILL. Vol. 19 was my debut issue and I wrote 2 articles for it. One describing the perception and problems of foreign students coming to SNU and the other one was an editorial for the cover story - the obsession with fashion amongst Koreans.
Koreans are not the best English speakers in the world and hence the QUILL is mostly targeted for foreigners and those who have a decent proficiency with English. However, it seems strange to think that it would leave a large majority of SNU students out of the possible list of readers. While the other members of the QUILL team sticks to objective and factual reporting, while writing the editorials, I'm usually spoilt for choice. In the article allocation, while others have a fixed topic to write on, my section usually includes - "Free topic for Subho". Though it gives me a lot of freedom to choose my topic, writing style and format, knowing so little about SNU makes the problem more acute than what it sounds like. For example, this issue is supposed to be on Theft in SNU. Now when the issue came up, I was really surprised. Compared to India, Seoul is a utopian land - crimes are very rare, the streets are usually far safer and theft on campus of all places is almost unthinkable to me. The only unsafe thing I could think about was the way people ride bikes (mostly delivery guys). But now, I have developed more understanding on the issue and as it turns out, that the 'utopian' Korean society has many dark secrets in its closet.
In this regard, I was talking to a labmate of mine and for his opinion. I also asked him about how he felt about the previous article that I had written. The problem as it turned out was that he had some difficulty in understanding what I had written. Though I tried to be fairly objective and straight forward, I inevitably ended up making it a bit theatrical. With veiled hints and more than one layer of meaning, it may not be easy for a person not proficient enough in English to understand. However, writing it in a very plain language would 'take the piss out of the whole thing'. Now that's the dilemma - should I sacrifice the 'literary' quality of the article to make it more understandable and intelligible or should I stick to this multi-layered, slightly theatrical style of writing? I guess even after almost 2 decades of learning English and blogging for more than 3 years, I've a lot to learn about 'optimal expressionism'.
This has however been a satisfying journey. From the 'D' in 1st grade in English, to be able to play with the language, in terms of its structure, construction, meaning and expression - I've come a long way. But like all great journeys, this one is still far from being over. On the contrary, its like a mirage - the closer you approach, the farther the target gets.
From the experience of the last 2 months, I realise that joining the QUILL was good decision. On the very outset, it gives me a chance to improve my skills to play with the language and improve ability to express myself. Secondly, it helps me immerse myself into the life of SNU and the Korean society in general. I find myself reading more about Korean and its people and hence beginning to enjoy my stay here. My awareness level has increased significantly and so has my curiosity. Last but not the least is getting to meet people from other departments (though the membership seems to be heavily skewed in favor of students of International Relations) and get out of the 'macho' world of Engineering for some time! Though this semester is crazy, I'm not exactly depressed by the busy schedule and lack of sleep. The continuous classes (where I'm notoriously famous for falling asleep), language education, project work, watching Korean drama, writing for QUILL, kicking a** of people who read self-help books ... life has become crazy and complicated but at the same time a lot more interesting!