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
It seems it has been only a few days after joining The Dongguk Post and I still feel like a cub reporter. I cannot believe I became a post reporter yet. As a cub reporter, there was not a single easy activity in The Dongguk Post. At first, it was difficult for me to write news articles, upload artic
When I signed up for The Dongguk Post, I had no idea how challenging it would be. During those six months, I felt like quitting many times because it was more demanding than I thought. I had to interview numerous people, write several articles until the deadline, and stay at school two days in a row
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
After the issue of twins in Sookmyung Girls’ High School who were involved in stealing test questions, expulsion of twins from school was decided. There are some opinions that this penalty is severe, considering that they are just kids even though they were greedy to manipulate their grades. However
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
On September 18th, there has been an incident where a puma escaped from its zoo cage. The puma was found in the zoo shortly after it ran away. However, it ended up getting shot because the anesthetic did not work. Hence, some controversies were ongoing after the puma was shot and killed. The inciden
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
During my undergraduate studies, my dream was to get higher education in one of the best universities in the world. I decided to go to South Korea because of its great development and advancement in the field of Science and Engineering especially for the last 20 years. While I was searching for univ
“Please delete the game Battle Ground’s desert map.” “I would like to report someone who made me angry.” “I am very happy to invite you.” These are the titles posted on the Blue House (Cheongwadae) petition site. the Blue House (Cheongwadae) citizen’s petition, which is intended to know and resolve
Eventually the time came. For two and a half years, I have never imagined the moment I would complete my task as a student reporter of The Dongguk Post. Recalling my life until now, in fact, I still do not know how things turned out to be. Almost every time, I was overwhelmed with a lot of work to d
Honestly, I never thought that I would be writing my “swan song.” I cannot believe that this is my last article even as I am typing it now.When I was promoted to the position of News Desk Editor, I even wondered if I would be able to complete my term at The Dongguk Post. I was afraid and had no conf
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.