The story below is about Park Seong-joon, a handicapped student’s day.Just like the other days, Park shows up in front of Dongguk Hall’s elevator. He is waiting in line to take the elevator. As usual, he has to wait for quite a while because there are so many people in the line. In time, he gets his
Sanglokwon’s vegetarian restaurant OurHome features temple fare, a special kind of cuisine that monks make in temples. Temple fare recipes are unique because they were developed to help monks’ Buddhist practice. Diverse people – Korean students, non-Korean students, monks, campus staff, citizens, an
In front of the elephant statues, the icon of Dongguk University, a happy looking couple watches their son run around the campus. They spend a good time taking photos and strolling around. Recently, the campus is slowly becoming a place where not only students, but also citizens can enjoy. On July 2
It is the beginning of 2014 and probably many of Donggukians have seen people doing 108 bows in Jeonggakwon every morning from the first day of this year. This is due to the specialty of this year, the 108th Anniversary of Dongguk University. At the “New Year’s Address,” the 17th president Kim Hee-o
Looking back on General Girl Student Council’s Past Activities and thier RolesStarting from December 2nd, 2013, newly elected members of General Girl Student Council, Choi Eun-mi and Lee Soo-ji, will begin its activities as the 27th General Girl Student Council. They have set out some public pledges
From now on, you will be able to borrow and read about diverse people such as sexual minorities, gangsters, drug addicts, ex-convicts, and activists through human booThese days, some people began using a new word, “Human Book.” It is not only people in far-off places who are using this word; the ter
These days, many students are skipping meals for several reasons. In fact, when The Post asked 250 students, “How many meals do you have a day?”, most students responded with an average of 2.06 meals per day. The reasons were diverse. They included diet, no time to eat due to oversleeping or consecu
The College of Education has established and announced the Two-way ICT (Information and Communications Technology) System and its goal is improving the quality of programs that are related to student teaching. It is the first time for Dongguk and the College of Education to take on this kind of inno
This year, for the first time, a foreign student from Lithuania came to study at Dongguk University. As the foreing exchange program has not yet fully developed in Korea, Lithuania is a country that is veiled in mystery. Lithuania is not a country that Koreans hear about daily. Located in North East
Kim Hee-ok, the 17th president of Dongguk recently had a date with three Dongguk reporters. On April 30th the reporters met face to face with Kim Hee-ok for a face to face conversation. The pleasant conversation took place at the roof garden of the Central Library with cups of coffee. The purpose of
The Department of Computer Science and Engineering received a six-year-old certification from this year. This six-year-old certification is called ABEEK (Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea). It is the second time that Dongguk has received the six-year-old ABEEK certification. ABE
During the third week of this month, the new student council of Dongguk called Golden Time is to hold a debate with 100 students. The focus of the debate will be to discuss the educational problems at Dongguk. Golden Time will attempt to discuss this issue and other on-campus problems. As this is th
A spy from North Korea was caught by the National Intelligence Service last January. Allegedly the spy is Chinese, who only studied in North Korea, but he deceived authorities as a North Korean defector in South Korea. He worked as a contract service officer and while working he handed over importan
A university’s museum could be seen as the face of a university. What is the current situation of Dongguk University Museum? Do Dongguk University students have enough interest in the Museum? How much investment is put in for the Museum from the school? The Post gives a report on the quality of Dong
The Information Management Team released the second version of uDRIMS application last November. The uDRIMS application is a smart phone application that can help students to use uDRIMS systems through smart phone. It has been planned for a long time and there are several openings. Last May was the
What kinds of images are coming up in your mind when you think of San Francisco? The LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) culture prevalent in the Castro district, or one of the most famous tourists’ attractions, the Golden Gate Bridge? To me, the financial district pops up in my mind, where t
There are many programs being held this year to greet the celebration of the 20th Glorious Anniversary of Korean-Chinese relations. It has been 20 years since Korea and China established diplomatic relations which was established in 1992. The economic and cultural interchange between Korea and China
From November 13th to the 16th, there will be the College of Engineering’s festival. In the festival companies and students will participate. Dongguk planned this festival to stress the importance of the University Industry Cooperation. Also, this will show how our students’ education and the Colleg
There are many Dongguk students who have been succeesful in the world of entertainment, such as Lee Hyun-woo, Yoon A and Kang So-ra. There are also many Dongguk graduates who have won prizes in annual national literary contest held in the spring, and who have become renowned novelists, such as Yoon
This year in 2012 Dongguk sports teams are winning almost all of their games. They now anticipate winning most games. There are four teams that include soccer, baseball, basketball and golf teams. Right now, baseball, basketball and golf teams have achieved great success but the soccer team has not