Honestly, it is nonsense to describe The Dongguk Post as “shelter” to me. During four semesters in The Dongguk Post, I gave up being an ordinary university student. I had to be a “reporter” and work solely on maintaining this group. I complained, “I am a student, not a reporter!” Of course, this com
MovieBird Box / Kim Ji-min “PARALYZED BY AN UNKNOWN CREATURE.” This is the phrase that could best explain the plot of Bird Box. The world is overwhelmed with the unknown creature in the movie. If people see it, they would commit suicide. With such fear, Malorie, the main character tries hard to surv
“I Miss You,” “Have a Nice Day!” Nowadays, we can express our feelings without words when texting. How can this be possible? We can select a proper emoticon and just send it! Emoticon is also called emoji. People enjoy buying unique emoticons to express their emotions. In modern life, emoticons play
Early this year, the General Student Council (GSC) has been trying to introduce direct president election with Donggukians. In spite of the efforts, there was no progress for the direct president election. The GSC put another effort for the direct election system by holding a rally with students on
Special advice! It is a good idea to eat before reading this article in order not to be starving. Hey guys! How have you been since last time? It is getting colder and colder these days. All I want is a nice hot chocolate with some Tteokbokki and a huge mug-cake. You may have been guessing what I am
South Korea is a country known for many things from K-Pop to their strong working ethics. The society in South Korea is full of different factors. In the case of beauty field, it is not a secret that Koreans spend a lot of time and money on their beauty, regarding their high beauty standards. Tattoo
“Obligation to protect the country” is one of the four duties for Korean citizens regulated in the Constitution. To practice the duty, Korean men are obligated to serve in the military. However, there are people who object to carrying out this duty because of their religious convictions. They are ca
“Welcome. May I take your order?” When we visited a restaurant, we used to hear this saying from the clerks. However, now, it became hard to hear this welcoming phrase since we just directly go to the machine, not a clerk, for ordering some food. This kind of shopping is called “Untact Marketing,” w
While medical practice always evolved to cure people in Western society, Asian medical treatment focus on prevention. Especially, Korean traditional medicine is rooted in Donguibogam. Donguibogam is a traditional medical encyclopedia published in 1613 by Heo Jun, a physician of Joseon dynasty. Its m
In our technological society, information can reach all over the world from the southernmost to the northernmost. Technology has benefits but can also be a controversial tool when deflected from its main function. Technological leadership of Korea is undeniable since we can experience fast Internet
Over the past decades, the United States has run persistent and large trade deficits vis-a-vis China. Accordingly, it is widely believed that these sustained and sizable trade deficits have led to large-scale unemployment and wage stagnation in the U.S.In the face of such undesirable trade consequen
Have you ever heard of Fandom? If you have not, then from now on you should concentrate on this talk show. This information might be useful to you. Fandom is a mixed word using “Fanatic” and “-dom.” The group of people who loves something or someone is called fandom. We also call their fan activitie
How do you get rid of your stress? Eating delicious foods is one of the great way to remove stress. If you are under a lot of stress due to many assignments or study in new semester, The Dongguk Post introduce many popular foods in Korea. Enjoy it and remove your stress!Gopchang: Gopchang Fever Swep
The government established a law to restrict people to use disposable cups in café to prevent environmental pollution. However, this regulation keeps causing conflicts between the clerks and customers. According to the the Ministry of Environment, they are aiming to decrease the number of disposable
Many demographers and sociologists are studying about aging population and some of them are worried about the impact of this change to society. Since I am neither a demographer nor a sociologist, I am not in position to make an opinion about this. However, as an economist, I want to point out that t
Recently, several controversies about a man who entered the women’s restroom arose. On August 6th, there was a report that a man was found in a women’s rest room in Haklim Hall. After the report, some members of the General Student Council (GSC) and the office worker of school detected the restroom
Recently, festival without bars has become a big issue on university campuses. Most universities could not run bars during their festival period, since the Ministry of Education declared that selling alcoholic drinks is no longer permitted. Several universities had to change their festival plans and
Kkumkkiri Festival, a spring festival of Dongguk University, was held from May 23rd to 25th. Various booths which sold foods and products were run by students. Also, several enterprises including Drinkat and Red Bull operated their own booths and promoted themselves. In addition, food truck zone, “M
It has been seven years since Bio-Medi Campus (BMC) was established. BMC was founded to foster the field of Bio-Technology. As the College of Life Science and Biotechnology moved from the Seoul Campus to BMC in 2015, now the College of Life Science and Biotechnology and the College of Pharmacy are i
There are so many words to describe myself such as woman, student and daughter. However, I have never thought that the word “reporter” would be added in explaining who I am. Before I entered The Dongguk Post, I had just lived as everybody did. I was a student who was reluctant to challenge anything.