Since the birth of mankind, numerous countries have been built and each country has created its own policy, tradition, ethics, religion, and even communication style depending on its environment. All together, they have created a distinct culture. As culture is not just a mere social phenomenon but
Starting from 2017, students from College of Law will meet a reorganized curriculum. Yet, a majority of students and professors are opposing to the reorganization as they pointed out some flaws of the process and the new curriculum itself. The curriculum reorganization of the College of Law has been
Since the exposure of the scandal of Park Geun-hye administration to the public, a number of Donggukians made opposing movements towards the shadow ruler’s intervention in government administration. On October 28th, 59 student organizations in Dongguk University, with the General Student Council (GS
From November 28th to 30th, Dongguk University had a three-day voting period for the 49th General Student Council (GSC) and the 30th General Coed Student Council (GCSC). Park Kyoung-gun (Junior, Public Administration) and Kim Min-ju (Junior, Food Industrial Management), of Check-Mate Party were the
The second joint open hearing for the next student representatives took place at Sang Young Hall of the Bio-medical Campus (BMC) on November 21st, at 6:30 P.M. The hearing started off with an introduction of the four candidates: Park Kyoung-gun as the chairperson candidate and Kim Min-ju as the vice
Dongguk University alumni, who are working at Kookmin Bank, held an agreement ceremony for contributing 100 million won as a development fund for Dongguk University along with its alumni association on October 21st at Sanglokwon. The agreement will be carried out for five years starting from this ye
On September 20th, a professor from Media Communication Major got prosecuted for indecent assault. The incident had happened in last November when the professor had had adrink with a graduated female student. A week later, the victim reported his crime to the police. According to the police, the fac
This semester, 162 international students from 28 different countries came to Dongguk University. As they are living in a new country, Korea and entering a new university, the students are looking forward to having a lot of experiences and making good memories in Dongguk University. Yet, despite the
Dongguk Universary held an appointment ceremony to celebrate the 110th anniversary of Dongguk University at Lotus Hall on October 17th, at 11:00 A.M. 18 celebrities who are Donggukians including Lee Deok-hwa, Kang So-ra, Son Na-eun, Lee Jae-yoon and Son Dongwoon participated in the event and were ap
Choi Gwang-baek and Kim Geon-jung, the chairperson and the vice chairperson of the former General Student Council (GSC), is carrying out a 33,000 bow protest in order to encourage students’ participation to the General Student Assembly which will be held on October 11th. On September 29th, the two h
Kim Min-hye, a sophomore from the department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, passed away in a tragic accident on September 6th, around 09:40 P.M. She fell from the roof of Wonheung Hall and was soon sent to the hospital, but was unable to be saved. According to the Office of Public Relation
Kim Geon-jung, the former vice chairperson of the General Student Council (GSC) has been indefinitely suspended from school since July 15th, 2016. It was a disciplinary measure for destroying the list of students’ names who enrolled in the Students’ General Meeting on September 17th, 2015. The purpo
Lee Jae-min, the chairperson of the “Sagwa-Namu,” the 29th student council of the College of Social Science, was expelled from school on August 31st. The reason of Lee’s dismissal was that he received his third and final academic probation last semester. Due to the expulsion, Lee stood down as the c
Time truly flies. I could say that the six months I have spent working at The Dongguk Post were the busiest months in my lifetime. Before entering the Post, I was not a fan of reading newspapers and had no interest in social issues. They seemed to be disconnected from my life and as a student I had
To be honest, before I joined The Dongguk Post, I never really thought seriously about becoming a reporter, nor had a chance to experience what they do as a professional. I thought to myself, “Since I love writing, but being an author requires too much creativity for my rigid brain, therefore I am g
Two seasons have passed since I entered The Dongguk Post and now I am preparing for my second article in the newspaper. When I recall my memory of applying for the Post, I remember I did not have a strong sense of duty as a reporter because I did not know how much time and effort it would involve. H
Every semester, Dongguk University welcomes a great number of international students from all over the world. According to “Higher Education in KOREA,” a website which provides the information of all universities in Korea, the total number of international students has increased by approximately 250
A press conference regarding the doubt about President Han Tae-sik’s (Bogwang) misappropriation of education expenditures for school was held in front of the Main Hall, on August 31st, at 11:00 A.M. Students from the General Student Council (GSC) of both Seoul and Gyeongju Campuses, the General Stud
The General Student Council (GSC) held a press conference regarding the case of President Han Tae-sik (Bogwang) and the Lifelong Education College Support Plan in front of the National Assembly building, on August 26th, at 11:00 A.M. An Dre, the chairperson of the GSC started the conference with a s
The General Student Council (GSC) held a press conference demanding the withdrawal of Kim Geon-jung, the former vice president of the GSC's suspension and the normalization of Dongguk University in front of Bosingak, on August 4th at 11:00 A.M. with Yongjusa Temple Buddhist Emergency Measure Committ