The Dongguk Post would like to introduce a few foreign students who want to share some of their experiences, why and how they came to become Dongguk University (DU) students, and their feelings on what it is like to attend DU as foreigners. Although their nationalities and the cultures of their home
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Coming from another form of english campus press, it was inevitable to look at The Dongguk Post from Ewha Voice's viewpoint. There were many aspects I could relate to and compare with, therefore much to learn from. A cover-to-cover look at the past four issues of your magazine brought many thoughts
"Take care of the house; we'll be late. You can play after finishing your homework." "All right, mom. Have a good time." As soon as his parents left, a boy goes to a television and changes channels over and over. Finally, he stops at one channel and focuses on the scene of a bloody battle. The boy i
As a foreigner attending Dongguk University, I havealways had a hard time finding out what was going on around the school. Reading the school newspaper I can know what is going on, but I have a hard time understanding it because my Korean is not very fluent. Sometimes I would have to read an article
Do you know the monk Dharma's tale? A long time ago, he practiced meditation while facing a wall for 9 years. During the meditation, he wouldn't sleep, so, he felt seriously tired. Then his eyebrows fell out on the ground. As a result, his eyebrows grew up as a tree. Dharma chewed its leaves, then h
When Nicholas Cage arrived in Seoul with his Korean Cinderella bride, he was mobbed by fans and celebrated by the media. Koreans were proud that this Hollywood star chose to marry one of their own. Contrast that with the cool reception Wesley Snipes, another Hollywood star, received when he visited
It was more than twenty years ago when I met him in my freshman year at Dongguk University. His name was Sungguk and he studied English Literature with me. But my memory of him is still as vivid and fresh as if it had happened yesterday. He spoke with a very strong Kyongsang-do accent and looked aso
Dongguk University (DU) will celebrate its 100th anniversary next year. As a matter of fact, universities with 100's years of tradition are rare in Korea. Therefore, Dongguk has influence on this society. It is indeed worth celebrating this anniversary. But, our present status is that of a third-cla
"I was a swan trying my best to float in the lake!" A swan is a large aquatic bird related to ducks and geese. It has a long, gracefully curved neck and an extremely long, convoluted trachea which makes possible its far-carrying calls. The swan is an beautiful, graceful, spotlessly white, and awesom
People always regret the past and look back into the past. "If I took the test again, I would get better grade." or “If I had worked hard at school, I’d have gotten a better job." We frequently hear those remarks. In fact, "Doing our utmost," which we use frequently, is not easy to practice in our l
CLOSING REMARKSThe topics of the 13th English Essay Contest were 1) National Security Law, 2) Eco-Culture and 3) The World and I in the 21st-century. Choosing a winner and three finalists from a pool of 24 participants was an exacting task that required making difficult decisions. Thus, some highly
John Frow, in Cultural Studies and Cultural Value, considers of the intellectuals as an independent class different from the modern bourgeois and proletarian classes. The independent intellectual class has neither the labor force nor the financial capital but the cultural capital which is consisted
Last semester, I began seeing and hearing my students use the well-being locution in conversation and compositions classes. I gathered that well-being was a new lifestyle trend, a way to improve the quality of one’s life through being healthy and happy. It is an idea that is long overdue given the s
An elderly relative of mine recuperating from an operation once inquired of me on the efficacies of a silver mattress purported to be the grand product of a Nano Technology research, handing me a full-page color ad in a major newspaper. Having been asked about these "so called" science- or technolog
On Oct. 6, 2004 an article about Dongguk University (DU) was published in the Korea Herald. This was the fifth time a reporter from The Dongguk Post reporter contributed school news to a major newspaper including the Korea Times. Getting DU's name in a major newspaper is a good way to promote its im
Preconditions of a witch-hunt in the western middle-age were consistent, whether the events took place in England or Scotland. The community had to know something about the practices of witches and to be convinced of their habits. Lawyers and judges also had to believe in witchcraft, since they cont
As a scholar, whose main academic activity is studying and researching our language Korean, the month of September is special to me, because The Hangeul Proclamation Day falls on October the 9th. The morning fresh air and the evening chillness are telling us the fall is just around the corner... Aft
Introduction- I am just an ordinary Tibetan follower of the great master Buddha under Sera Mahayana Monastic University in India for 18 years and attained an Iharam geshe degree (doctorate in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy). I have nothing more to contribute but thought its more helpful to let you know
Last summer vacation, I read a lot of books that I had wanted to read and didn't register at any language academies or did part-time jobs. But I was confused when school began. There are many reception desks of English lectures here and there on campus. And most of my friends studied at TOEIC academ