The final chapter of my book called, “The Dongguk Post” is about to come to an end. The Dongguk Post, where I have spent two and a half years of my university life, means a lot to me. For friends in my major, I always said, “Sorry, I will not be able to join you guys since I have The Post work.” May
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Regional affirmative action has the right premise but does everything wrong in its attempt to solve the problem. The disparity between the regions of Korea is enormous and warrants both concern and an effective solution. However, this policy designed to address that issue is both misguided and gross
Until 2017, people watching videos online did not increase that much. However, the increase became remarkable since 2018 and NETFLIX is in the center of attention. According to the survey by Nielsen Korea, a ratio of people who answered that the time they watch TV decreased to 58.5 percent with the
From school, home, clubs, to other areas, we all have a position or a role at a group. I do have several names: I am Kim Ji-min at my house. I am named as Editor-in-Chief of The Dongguk Post. I am called a student or classmate in the classroom. We all live up to the responsibility that we have to fu
Currently there is a new move in bookstores. As another marketing strategy, bookstores have transformed into a book cafe. Some users say that it is way better to have a bookstore as a book cafe, since there are relatively more new books than library. Also, this change might be good in that people ca
MovieThe Mule / Cho Moon-kyung The movie “The Mule” is based on the true story of Leo Sharp who will be recorded as the world’s oldest drug hauler. Since hero movies and movies that contain many other commercial elements are being released recently, this movie is more special. This movie revolves ar
For the last few days, it was proved that politician Kim Sung-tae’s daughter got a job from KT illegally. Starting from Kim, other cases of illegal employment from KT have been revealed that more than six people got a job even though they were not qualified. On Kim’s daughter case, Kim ignored origi
A few days ago, a cat called M.CHAT (also known as Monsieur Chat and Mr. Chat) landed in Korea. Thoma Vuille, a graffiti artist drew the cat on Seoul subway line 6. The M.CHAT doodles intrigued some people’s curiosity at somewhat seemingly boring trains. Also, walking along the alleys of Itaewon, an
Japan has claimed that South Korean destroyer, carrying out a humanitarian mission in East Sea to rescue North Korean fishing boat adrift there, threatened Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’s P-1 maritime patrol aircraft. They said that destroyer directed the warship’s fire-control radar at the a
A student, Park (25), visited Grand Canyon, Arizona, the United States, before returning to Korea after finishing his studies in Canada last December. He went on a group tour and had an accident of falling down from a cliff around South Point Yabapi Point, Mother Point. He had a rib fracture and cer
Passing through the Hyehwa Hall, which has the Center for Foreign Students, Donggukians may get to see a lot of international students. Having a lot of international students in this globalized community can be positive in that Donggukians get to meet people from diverse cultures. Several programs s
Last December 2018, there were a bunch of cars blocking the roads of Yeouido. Taxi drivers staged a mass demonstration against Kakao Carpool. At the end of 2018, Kakao Mobility, a company which provides online taxi-hailing and parking services, temporarily initiated a carpool service. As a prominent
Starting from November 13th, Andre (Senior, Political Science and Diplomacy Major) went into an indefinite sit-in demonstration at the lighting tower of Manhae Square, requesting for the direct president election system and opposing reappointment of the current President Han Tae-sik (Bogwang). For s
Sometimes in order to intimately reconnect with ourselves, we need to refocus on our own life. Leaving my busy life in Paris to find dynamic city, Seoul, made me realize how much I needed quiet moments with myself. I discovered the necessity for nature whenever I feel stuck with my life or when I co
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The GCSC in universities is fading away into history The year 2018 could be assessed as the year of feminism. Starting from the Me-Too movement, there was a great increase of the interest for feminism in several sectors such as books, movies, and others. However, in universities, the situation seems
How is the weather today? Is the sky blue or grey? These days, it is very rare to see clear sky. A lot of people come out with their masks on to protect them from high concentration systematic level of fine dust particles. Fine dust also known as fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is defined as an air
The countries all over the world have designated priority seats in their public transport system. Usually, these priority seats are for the elders, the disabled and pregnant women. These seats can be found in mass transit subway trains, buses and trams. As if they prove the high level of living stan