I would like to dedicate my last editorial piece to our dearest Student Council. It has always been a great honor to write on behalf of all my reporters, but none has been as meaningful as this one. So before I begin my torrid epistle to the dear Student Council, I want to give them a word of gratit
지난 4월 10일과 18일 두 번에 걸쳐 진행되었던 예산소운영위원회(이하예소위)에서 학생회비 분배에 대한 단과대간 입장 차이로 인해 회의 진행에 차질이 생겼다. 특히 공과대학은 총학생회를 향한 비방용글을 온라인과 오프라인에 게시하며 학생들의 눈길을 끌었다. 두 번의 긴 회의 끝에 학생회비의 분배에 대한 두 가지 안건이 나왔지만 아직도 학생회비 분배는 확정되지 않았다. 또한 회의 과정에서 일어난 불통으로 인해 학생들의 예산 분배에 대한 의심과 불신은 끊이지 않고 있다.학생회비는 매 학기 등록금 고지서 선택 납부란에 적혀 있는 8,00
A problem on the division of student union fee occurred during the two Budget Committee meetings held on April 10th and 18th due to the difference of opinion among colleges. The College of Engineering added fuel to the fire by posting slanders both online and offline. The problem still hasn’t been s
On April 26th, an annual Lotus Lantern Parade was held at 4:30 PM in the Main Stadium. The march began after several commemorating speeches and performances of the recent vessel accident of Sewol. The lantern procession continued through the streets of Jongro until Jogyesa.
As the search for missing passengers of Sewol vessel continues, a tragic news of Dongguk graduate Choi Hye-jung hit the campus yesterday. Choi, who graduated summa cum laude from the Department of History Education last year, was found dead on April 17th, two days after the ferry capsizing accident
“Homosexuality is absurd and abnormal because I cannot accept the differences in the way the sexual minorities ‘lead’ their lives.” A student whom the Post interviewed two years ago shared her opinion on homosexuality in the article “A Closer Look at Queer Awareness.” According to the article of Dec
Setting own standards is an extremely arduous process, especially for young people like us. Many of us are sloppy decision-makers because most of the times it was the adults’ choices that were the wisest. It is hardly news that university students fall into confusion due to a suddenly given freedom.
It feels like only days ago when I celebrated the arrival of 2013. I remember setting New Year’s resolution and promising myself to change for the better. The promises, such as losing 5kgs, reading more books, and exercising more, were written at the back of my journal where I keep all my day-to-day
A “Vision 2020 Proclamation Ceremony” was held on November 26th by the College of Buddhist Studies. At Ambassador Hotel, where the ceremony was held, they announced the plan to build a Dongguk Buddhist Center . Many alumni attended the ceremony and the President of Dongguk University, Kim Hee-ok del
Congratulations, Post!Congratulations, Post! Kim Hee-ok,President of Dongguk UniversityOn behalf of Dongguk University, I extend my sincere congratulations to The Dongguk Post, the only English news medium on campus, on the occasion of its 400th issue. I strongly believe that it will continue to ser
If press gives in to external pressures, then how can we really call ourselves as press? This is, in fact, what has occurred with many recent university newspapers. Not all, but some have lost their role and identity by avoiding to handle any important issues that could stain the school’s reputation
The Dongguk Post was first published on February 17th in 1966 in the form of an academic journal made by the Department of English Language and Literature. It was established as the university's official English press in June 1966. Until 1993, the Post had published 10,000 copies of eight-page tablo
The proverb “silence is golden” is often used in circumstances where it is thought that saying nothing is preferable to speaking. It can be true at times. It is good to keep quiet from time to time. But that is only sometimes. When your rights are provoked, it is rather foolish to keep silence. If y
We often forget our real voices in a busy world like today's. Because the judgments of others are more important than ever, we tend to focus on 'their' voices than 'ours'. No matter how much our hearts shout out from the inside, they get crushed and ignored by the outer force. Not only do we put mor
On July 5th, a special audit by the Ministry of Education revealed that 44 schools had been making pension payment for their employees with student tuition fares. The schools misappropriated some 208 billion won and this has outraged the students and the public alike.The Private School’s Pension pro
National Theater of Korea is probably not a friendly place for most university students to spend their free time in. Many of their shows require a deep understanding in traditional performances such as chang, a Korean traditional narrative song, and ballet, one of the most difficult forms of dance t
The recent TV series “The Queen of the Office”, also known as Jikjangui Shin, reveals the story of Ms. Kim, the protagonist, who is a temporary employee of a large corporation. Despite the recent trend of Korean working-class individuals who are desperate to become regular workers in large corporati
Nam Sang-il, a renowned gukak (Korean classical music) artist who also completed a Master’s course at Dongguk University’s Graduate School of Cultural Arts, held a lecture on May 27th in Munhwa Hall’s Deokam Seminar Room. The purpose of the lecture was to establish cultural identity to university st
Cho Gwang-rae, head of Korea Aerospace Research Institute's (KARI) Naro rocket launch team and Pyo Chang-won, former professor of the National Police University had visited Dongguk University to share their stories of success and happiness on March 20th and 28th, respectively. After the successful l
On a bright summer day in May, two non-smoking students decide to have lunch together outside. They order their food and sit on the bench while they wait. As they wait for their food to arrive and chit chat they notice the smell of thick smoke being carried by the wind. At this moment they turn to s